Explore the Family Name Carris

The meaning of Carris

1. English (Lancashire): variant of Caris. 2. In some cases possibly also Portuguese: habitational name from any of various places in Portugal (and Galicia) so named with the plural of carril ‘thoroughfare’ (from Latin carrile).

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

The surname Carris was ranked 39,946th in popularity according to the 2000 Decennial U.S. Census data. By the 2010 census, it had slightly declined in rank to 40,082nd, marking a slight decrease of 0.34%. However, the count of people bearing the surname Carris increased from 517 in 2000 to 547 in 2010, an increase of 5.8%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,946	#40,082	-0.34%
Count	517	547	5.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carris

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Carris surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a minor decrease of 1.87% over this period. The second most common ethnic identity was Hispanic, with a slight increase from 3.09% in 2000 to 3.11% in 2010. The proportion of people identifying as Black with the Carris surname showed significant growth, increasing by 89.08% from 1.74% in 2000 to 3.29% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased, from 1.74% in 2000 to 2.19% in 2010, a change of 25.86%. The 2010 census did not record any individuals with the Carris surname identifying as having two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native, whereas these groups were present, albeit in small proportions, in the 2000 census. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.1%	89.4%	-1.87%
Black	1.74%	3.29%	89.08%
Hispanic	3.09%	3.11%	0.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.74%	2.19%	25.86%
Two or More Races	2.32%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%