Carles surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Carles surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 373 people carried this name — #55,121 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 17% from 450 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,262 people named Carles.

54 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Aveyron.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 54
Aveyron 423
Alpes-Maritimes 192
Hérault 140
Paris 134
Tarn-et-Garonne 114
Aude 111
Tarn 86
Lot-et-Garonne 84

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 645 people named Carles 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 215
Buenos Aires Province 183
City of Buenos Aires 77
Chaco 64
Córdoba 48
Corrientes 21
Santa Fe 21
Jujuy 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

32 people named Carles is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 32

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 Carles,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arthur Beecher Carles
    Arthur Beecher Carles 1882–1952 · painter
  • Firmin de Carbonnières 1824–1902 · lawyer
  • Pierre-Paulin Carles 1845–1919 · pharmacist
  • Emília Carles Tolrà 1848–1915 · businessperson
  • William Richard Carles 1848–1929 · diplomat
  • Francesc Carles i Gabarró 1850–1874 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Carles is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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