Explore the Family Name Karson

The meaning of Karson

1. English: possibly an altered form of northern Irish Carson. This surname is very rare in Britain. 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Norwegian Korsen.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Karson has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 35,522 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 38,439, representing an 8.21% decrease. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 599 in 2000 to 576 in 2010, a drop of 3.84%. The proportion of people with the surname Karson per 100k population saw a reduction as well, marking a 9.09% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,522	#38,439	-8.21%
Count	599	576	-3.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Karson

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Karson, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts over the decade. The majority identified as White, although there was a minor decrease of 2.25%, from 94.66% in 2000 to 92.53% in 2010. Meanwhile, some shifts occurred within other ethnic groups. The Hispanic representation saw an increase of 28.11%, and the percentage of those identifying themselves as two or more races rose dramatically by 143%. There was also a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity (1.74%) in 2010 that was not present in 2000. However, the representation of Black identity dropped to zero, and there was no recorded percentage for American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.66%	92.53%	-2.25%
Hispanic	2.17%	2.78%	28.11%
Two or More Races	1%	2.43%	143%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.74%	0%
Black	1.84%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%