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

Carmack, 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 Carmack surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carmack in America

Carmack is the 6072nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carmack surname appeared 5,648 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 Carmack.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carmack 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 Carmack

The surname Carmack is believed to have originated in England and Scotland during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "cærr" meaning a rocky hill or outcrop, and "mæc" meaning a companion or associate. Thus, the name may have referred to someone who lived near a rocky hill or outcrop.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Carmack can be traced back to the late 12th century in various tax rolls and parish records from counties in northern England and southern Scotland. Variations in spelling included Carmac, Carmak, and Carmake.

In the 13th century, the Carmack surname appeared in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk, which were financial records maintained by the English Exchequer. This suggests that the name was present in East Anglia at that time.

The Hundred Rolls of 1273, a census-like record of landowners in England, mentions a John Carmac from Cambridgeshire. This is one of the earliest known mentions of the name in an official document.

In Scotland, the name Carmack can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which recorded individuals who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. One such person was William Carmac from Roxburghshire.

Notable individuals with the surname Carmack include:

1. John Carmack (born 1970), an American computer programmer and engineer, best known for his pioneering work in 3D graphics and game engines.

2. William Carmack (1857-1923), an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907.

3. Paul Carmack (1921-2005), an American artist and illustrator known for his work on pulp fiction book covers and magazine illustrations.

4. Horace D. Carmack (1859-1908), an American journalist and politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907.

5. Walter Carmack (1870-1946), an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1923 to 1927.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carmack

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

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 Carmack 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 Carmack 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 Carmack was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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