Find out how popular the last name Carlile is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Carlile.

Carlile, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Carlile surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carlile in America

Carlile is the 7061st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carlile surname appeared 4,739 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Carlile.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carlile to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Carlile

The surname Carlile is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "cærr" and "hyll," which together mean "hill with a rock or quarry." This indicates that the name originated in areas where rocks or quarries were present on a hill.

The name is believed to have originated in the 11th century and is thought to have referred initially to people who lived near or worked in quarries on hills. The earliest recorded spelling of the name is found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Carlille."

In the 12th century, the name was recorded as "Carlil" in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1166. The spelling "Carlile" became more common in the 13th century, as seen in the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire in 1273.

The name was also associated with various place names, such as Carlisle in Cumbria, England, which was originally called "Caer Luel" by the Britons, meaning "fort of the rock or quarry." This suggests that the surname may have been derived from people who lived in or near the town of Carlisle.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Carlile was Sir John Carlile (c. 1270-1335), a Scottish knight and landowner. In the 16th century, Sir Hildebrand Carlile (c. 1540-1593) was a prominent English landowner and Member of Parliament.

In the 17th century, Christopher Carlile (1617-1693) was an English academic and clergyman who served as the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford. Thomas Carlile (1636-1693) was an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament.

In the 19th century, Richard Carlile (1790-1843) was a notable English radical and freethinker who campaigned for freedom of the press and the rights of free speech. He was imprisoned several times for publishing works that were considered blasphemous at the time.

Throughout history, the surname Carlile has been associated with various notable individuals, reflecting its long-standing presence in England and its connections to specific locations and occupations related to quarries and rock formations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carlile

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Carlile.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Carlile was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Carlile has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Carlile was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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