Carn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 4
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 18
Cumberland 6
Derbyshire 0
Devon 12
Dorset 0
Durham 14
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 31
Hampshire 2
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 11
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 8
Kent 0
Lancashire 39
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 8
London 58
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 17
Norfolk 10
Northamptonshire 11
Nottinghamshire 2
Oxfordshire 2
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 5
Surrey 6
Sussex 32
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 4
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 11

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 7
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Carn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carn family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 18
Agricultural Labourer 14
Independent 10
Labourer 7
Farmer 6
Male Servant 5
Ag Labourer 5
Carpenter 3
Pauper 3
Shoe Maker 3
Painter 3
Servant 3
Apprentice 2
Baker 2
Colliery Labourer 2
Publican 1
Sailor 1
Tin Dresser 1
Shipwright 1
Ballast Getter 1
Broker 1
Lace Maker 1
Assistant 1
Woollen Spinner 1
Grocer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Carn

Name Census Frequency
Mary Carn 253
William Carn 252
John Carn 246
Thomas Carn 179
Elizabeth Carn 162
James Carn 150
Sarah Carn 109
George Carn 101
Ann Carn 91
Charles Carn 89
Jane Carn 80
Henry Carn 61
Margaret Carn 61
Eliza Carn 56
Joseph Carn 55
Ellen Carn 54
Edward Carn 49
Richard Carn 49
Robert Carn 42
Alfred Carn 39
Catherine Carn 38
Alice Carn 37
Emily Carn 37
Hannah Carn 37
Annie Carn 36

Carn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Crane 40% 43,363
2 Carne 80% 7,175
3 Craine 50% 4,610
4 Carn 100% 3,761
5 Crone 40% 3,756
6 Corn 75% 3,201
7 Crain 60% 2,145
8 Corne 60% 1,764
9 Corin 60% 1,145
10 Crean 40% 1,140
11 Caron 80% 1,101
12 Cran 50% 1,017
13 Coren 60% 801
14 Cron 50% 767
15 Crine 40% 738
16 Karn 75% 719
17 Curne 60% 655
18 Carine 67% 566
19 Caren 80% 439
20 Carnie 67% 329
21 Creen 40% 325
22 Coran 60% 302
23 Curn 75% 277
24 Curno 60% 266
25 Coron 60% 190
26 Croan 40% 185
27 Carin 80% 176
28 Cairn 80% 160
29 Cren 50% 154
30 Creane 33% 145

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The surname Carn is the 4th most popular variant of Crane.

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