Explore the Family Name Carlon

The meaning of Carlon

1. Italian (Veneto): variant of Carlone. 2. Spanish (Carlón): unexplained. 3. Irish (Longford): variant of Carlin.

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How common is the last name Carlon in the United States?

The surname Carlon has seen a growth in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. The rank of this surname rose from 16,625th most popular in 2000 to 15,043rd in 2010, marking an increase of 9.52%. In terms of count, the number of people bearing the surname Carlon increased by 23.68% over the same period, from 1,588 to 1,964 individuals. Consequently, the proportion of Carlons per 100,000 people also increased from 0.59 to 0.67, reflecting a 13.56% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,625	#15,043	9.52%
Count	1,588	1,964	23.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.67	13.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carlon

The ethnic identity associated with the Carlon surname also showed some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010, as detailed in the Decennial U.S. Census. People identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander made up 1.01% of all Carlons in 2000, a figure which increased markedly to 2.24% by 2010. Those who identified as belonging to two or more races dipped slightly from 1.20% to 1.12%. However, the majority of people with this surname identified as White, though their proportion decreased from 68.07% to 61.20%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Carlons identifying as Hispanic grew from 27.39% to 32.79%, and those identifying as Black increased from 1.39% to 1.88%. The proportion of Carlons identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native declined from 0.94% to 0.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.07%	61.2%	-10.09%
Hispanic	27.39%	32.79%	19.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.01%	2.24%	121.78%
Black	1.39%	1.88%	35.25%
Two or More Races	1.2%	1.12%	-6.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.94%	0.76%	-19.15%