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

Carral, 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 Carral surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carral in America

Carral is the 83541st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carral surname appeared 225 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Carral.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carral 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 Carral

The surname Carral is believed to have originated in Galicia, a region located in the northwest corner of Spain, possibly as early as the 9th century. It is derived from the Galician-Portuguese word "carral," meaning a small rural settlement or hamlet. It's thought that the name may have been first applied to someone who lived in or was associated with such a settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the 12th-century Codex Calixtinus, a medieval manuscript containing the first recorded guide for the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The name is mentioned in reference to a place called "Carral," located along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Galicia.

In the 13th century, there are records of a nobleman named Fernán Pérez de Carral, who served as a knight under King Alfonso IX of León and Galicia. He is believed to have taken his surname from the place name Carral, which at the time was spelled "Carrale."

During the 15th century, a prominent individual named Juan de Carral was a merchant and landowner in the city of Santiago de Compostela. He is mentioned in several historical documents from that period, including records of property transactions and legal disputes.

In the 16th century, a Spanish explorer named Diego de Carral was part of the expedition led by Hernando de Soto that explored and conquered parts of what is now the southeastern United States. De Carral is mentioned in several accounts of the expedition, including those written by members of the expedition itself.

Another noteworthy individual with the surname Carral was José Antonio de Carral y Pons, a Spanish military officer and colonial governor who served in various territories of the Spanish Empire in the late 18th century. He was born in Catalonia in 1740 and held several important positions, including Governor of Pensacola and Governor of East Florida.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carral

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

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

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