Explore the Family Name Carlough

The meaning of Carlough

1. Scottish: variant of Carlow. 2. Americanized form of German Gerlach.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Carlough has seen a dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 52,714th most popular surname in the United States. However, by 2010, its rank had slipped to 59,017 – a decrease of nearly 12%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Carlough surname also decreased during this period from 369 to 343, indicating a drop of just over 7%. As a result, the proportion of individuals named Carlough per 100,000 people fell by 14.29% from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#59,017	-11.96%
Count	369	343	-7.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carlough

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Carlough identify as White, according to the decennial U.S. Census data. From 2000 to 2010, there was a slight increase in the percentage of White individuals named Carlough from 91.6% to 91.84%, an increment of 0.26%. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic remained at zero for both years. The data also indicates that there was a significant rise of 71.32% in individuals who identify with two or more races, increasing from 1.36% in 2000 to 2.33% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the surname Carlough saw a reduction of 31.27% during the same decade. Interestingly, Black individuals with the surname Carlough emerged in 2010, while there were none recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.6%	91.84%	0.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	6.78%	4.66%	-31.27%
Two or More Races	1.36%	2.33%	71.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%