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

Charlot, 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 Charlot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Charlot in America

Charlot is the 20047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Charlot surname appeared 1,334 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 Charlot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Charlot 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 Charlot

The surname Charlot originated in France and dates back to the early medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "charlot," which was a diminutive form of the name Charles. The name Charles itself came from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "free man" or "manly."

Charlot was initially a nickname or a descriptive name given to someone who was considered to have a cheerful or lively personality, similar to the character of Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne. The earliest known record of the name Charlot can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership commissioned by William the Conqueror in England.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Charlot was Raoul Charlot, a French nobleman who lived in the 12th century. Another notable individual was Jean Charlot, a French painter and illustrator who lived from 1898 to 1979 and was known for his works depicting Mexican culture and murals.

In the 13th century, there are records of a family named Charlot living in the village of Charlot-sur-Saône, near the city of Chalon-sur-Saône in eastern France. The village likely derived its name from this family, indicating that they were among the earliest settlers in the area.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Charlot was also found in various parts of France, including Normandy, Brittany, and the Île-de-France region. One notable figure from this period was François Charlot, a French poet and playwright who lived from 1568 to 1645.

Another significant individual with the surname Charlot was Jacques Charlot, a French surgeon who lived from 1648 to 1719 and made important contributions to the field of medicine, particularly in the treatment of wounds and fractures.

In the 19th century, a French artist named Jean-Baptiste Charlot (1828-1905) gained recognition for his landscape paintings and depictions of rural life in France.

While the surname Charlot is still found in France today, it has also spread to other parts of the world, particularly in regions with French cultural influence, such as Canada, Belgium, and parts of Africa and the Caribbean.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Charlot

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

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

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