Last Name CARSON

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Meaning The son of ____? Probably the prefix Car is a pet or popular nickname of some personal name. There is another simple explanation to the surname, Garson, i.e. Garcon, a servant. C and G as initials were practically interchangeable in the nomenclature of the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries.
The son of Carr, or Kerr.
The son of Car; 'Curson,' the stock of a vine.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Chilean, Irish

Rank 537 (2000 US census) 472 (1990 US census)
Count 55,821 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 74.27%, or 41458 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 21.14%, or 11801 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.53%, or 296 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.66%, or 368 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.75%, or 977 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.65%, or 921 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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