How Common Is the Last Name Carter?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Carter today

417,386

Ranked #49 of 162,254 published surnames · 127.79 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 376,966 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

58.2%

Black

35.59%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.45%

Hispanic

2.34%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.