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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
10
1 in 34,275,434
Named Willard
23K
Alive today
Named Carroll
148K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 23K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1915
Average age: 68
Top Census group: White (83.2%)
Estimated bearers: 148K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #226
Per 100K: 43.21
Top ancestry: White (80.0%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Willard
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Willard, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Willard described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Willard at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.2% · 18,815
- Black or African American10.6% · 2,409
- Two or more races2.5% · 576
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 382
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 269
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 172
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Carroll surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Carroll, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 80.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Carroll described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Carroll at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.0% · 103,386
- Black or African American11.2% · 14,416
- Two or more races4.0% · 5,217
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 4,334
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 954
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 856
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Willard right now.
The surname Carroll appears at a rate of 43.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0432%.
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 (43.21 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Willard Carroll?
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