The Caris surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 579 people carried this name — #38,265 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is down 12% from 661 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 170 people named Caris.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Gironde.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 116 people named Caris live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 96 people named Caris live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
68 people named Caris is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Caris,
with a public archive behind them.
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Yvan Caris d. 2014
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Gerard Caris 1925–2025 · goldsmith
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George Caris 1927–2013 · Australian rules football player
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Sjeng Caris 1938–2019 · sculptor
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Sjeng Caris 1939–2019 · sculptor
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Priscilla Jane Caris 1953–
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Caris.
- Carie 342 · U.S. census
- Carillo 4,774 · U.S. census
- Carin 146 · U.S. census
- Carini 1,437 · U.S. census
- Cario 229 · U.S. census
- Carion 169 · U.S. census
- Carita 161 · U.S. census
- Carite 102 · U.S. census
- Carl 11,689 · U.S. census
- Carla 116 · U.S. census
- Carlat 111 · U.S. census
- Carle 3,410 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Caris is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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