Explore the Family Name Carse

The meaning of Carse

English (Northumberland) and Scottish (Midlothian): habitational name from Kerse near Grangemouth (Stirlingshire). The placename is from Older Scots carse ‘low and fertile land; generally, that which is adjacent to a river’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Carse" has seen a slight downturn between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 51,680 in popularity and dropped to 56,836 by 2010, marking a 9.98% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 378 to 359 during this period, showing a reduction of 5.03%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Carse per 100 thousand has also dwindled by 14.29%, from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,680	#56,836	-9.98%
Count	378	359	-5.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carse

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Carse", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly linked to the White ethnicity. In both 2000 and 2010, around 88% of the individuals with this surname identified as White. With a minor increase of 0.23%, this percentage slightly rose from 88.10% in 2000 to 88.30% in 2010. Meanwhile, around 7% identified as Black, decreasing slightly from 7.14% to 6.96%, and roughly 3.7% identified as Hispanic, which also experienced a small decline to 3.62%. There were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years according to the census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.1%	88.3%	0.23%
Black	7.14%	6.96%	-2.52%
Hispanic	3.7%	3.62%	-2.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%