Explore the Family Name Carvell

The meaning of Carvell

1. English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English carvel, kervel ‘small ship’, used to denote a sailor. 2. Irish: variant of Carroll.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Carvell dipped in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Carvell was ranked 30,352nd in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 32,676th spot, a decline of 7.66%. Additionally, the count of individuals named Carvell saw a slight decrease from 727 in 2000 to 703 in 2010, marking a -3.3% change. Similarly, the proportion of people with the Carvell surname per 100,000 of the population also fell from 0.27 to 0.24 during this decade, a drop of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,352	#32,676	-7.66%
Count	727	703	-3.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carvell

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows an interesting shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Carvell between 2000 and 2010. The largest group, those identifying as White, witnessed a minor decrease from 95.60% to 94.74%, a change of -0.90%. Those identifying as Black or African American saw a significant increase, rising from 0.96% in 2000 to 1.42% in 2010, a jump of nearly 48%. The data for those identifying as Hispanic showed a slight increase from 0.83% to 0.85%. The proportion of people with the Carvell surname who identified with two or more races also rose slightly from 1.79% to 1.85%. However, no changes were observed in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which remained at 0% in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.6%	94.74%	-0.9%
Two or More Races	1.79%	1.85%	3.35%
Black	0.96%	1.42%	47.92%
Hispanic	0.83%	0.85%	2.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%