Explore the Family Name Carstarphen

The meaning of Carstarphen

Altered form of Scottish Corstorphine,Corstorphan, a habitational name from a village in Midlothian, now a suburb of Edinburgh.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Carstarphen slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 36,045 in terms of popularity, and rose to 35,912 by 2010, a change of 0.37%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 588 to 625 during this decade, indicating a modest increase of 6.29%. However, when considering proportion per every 100,000 people, there was a minor decrease of approximately 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#35,912	0.37%
Count	588	625	6.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carstarphen

In terms of ethnicity, the Carstarphen surname is predominantly associated with the Black community, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black and having this surname increased from 73.64% to 77.28%, a change of nearly 5%. The next largest ethnic group possessing the surname Carstarphen is White, which decreased from 23.98% in 2000 to 20% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic slightly grew by 7.56%, although their overall portion remains small at 1.28% in 2010. The Two or more races category saw a slight decrease of 5.88%, while no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	73.64%	77.28%	4.94%
White	23.98%	20%	-16.6%
Hispanic	1.19%	1.28%	7.56%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0.96%	-5.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%