Willard Carroll
There are approximately 10 people named Willard Carroll living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Willard with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Carroll. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
10
1 in 34,275,434
Named Willard
23K
Alive today
Named Carroll
156K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1915
Average age: 68
Estimated bearers: 156K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #215
Per 100K: 45.53
Top ancestry: White (83.0%)
First name trend
Willard: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Willard. The peak year was 1915 with 2,924 births. The average person named Willard today is 68 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Carroll surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Carroll, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.0%.
- White83.0%
- Black or African American11.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Willard has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0067% of the US population, based on 23,030 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Carroll appears at a rate of 45.53 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0455%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 10 people with the full name Willard Carroll. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Carroll
FAQ
Willard Carroll: questions and answers
How many people are named Willard Carroll?
We estimate approximately 10 people in the United States share the full name Willard Carroll. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0067%) with the surname frequency (45.53 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Willard Carroll?
We classify Willard Carroll as "Very Rare". About 1 in 34,275,434 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Willard a male or female name?
Willard is predominantly male. Out of 78,491 total SSA registrations, 98.9% were male and 1.1% were female. See the full Willard profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.