The Carlile surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,739 people carried this name — #7,061 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,498 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Carlile surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Carlisle’.

An early record he cites: Thomas de Carlell, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Carlisle, Carlyle, Carlile and Carlill.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 160 · public domain.

In print

Carlile in American newspapers,
1886–1921.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Carlile
Great Falls Tribune 1921-04-15
Newspaper page from The Sedalia Weekly Bazoo carrying the name Carlile
The Sedalia Weekly Bazoo 1886-06-22
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Carlile
Great Falls Tribune 1921-06-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,889 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Carlile in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

6,131 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carlile. The most, 1,199, date from the 1900s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,865
South Australia 1,755
New South Wales 1,045
Queensland 833
Western Australia 461
Tasmania 131
ACT (Canberra) 21

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carlile.

Who carried it

People named Carlile,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Carlile
    James Carlile 1784–1854 · cleric
  • James Carlile
    James Carlile 1784–1854 · cleric
  • Richard Carlile
    Richard Carlile 1790–1843 · publisher
  • Elizabeth Sharples Carlile
    Elizabeth Sharples Carlile 1803–1852 · writer
  • James Carlile d. 1691 · actor
  • Bess Howell Carlile d. 1969 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Carlile,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States252 records

252 records of the Carlile name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 129
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 55
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lewis P. Carlile

    Born 1924 in Texas. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Sam Houston; farmer from Kimble County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Lometa City Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Annie Carlile

    Arrived at New York in 1875 aboard the California from Glasgow, aged 18; operative. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Reuben E. Carlile

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1891, died 1964; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 252 records for Carlile in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia131 records

131 records of the Carlile name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 65
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 42
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Carlile

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Thames, sailing from London in 1829. Native of Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edwd Fox Carlile

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Gipsy Queen, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Carlile

    Labourer of Geelong, Victoria; died 1880.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 131 records for Carlile in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Carlile name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lawrence Albert Carlile

    Died 1919; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elizabeth Ellen Carlile

    Married 1847 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Stewart Byron Carlile

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Carlile in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Carlile name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record William H. Carlile

    Died 1916. Named in the roll of honour (1926).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. Carlile

    Eaforth Highlanders. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Carlile

    Seaforth Highlanders. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Carlile in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Carlile name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Annamary Carlile

    Married in 1667 in Leeuwarden.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Carlile in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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