Last Name CARUS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of the carr-house, i.e. the house by the carr (Kerr or Carr). There is no evidence in favour of the Latin 'carus,' dear, beloved. It is a mere guess. Cariss and Carass seem to be Yorkshire corruptions. It is quite possible 'carr-house' may refer to the house where the car was kept. The derivation ini that case would still be local.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 83,004 (2000 US census)
Count 211 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 67.3%, or 142 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 4.74%, or 10 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 25.12%, or 53 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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