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The Carra surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 812 people carried this name — #29,171 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 835 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Carra surname

As an Italian surname, from carra (“rock, stone”) (probably related to English crag). As a Spanish surname, from carra (“narrow path”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Carra» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,255 people named Carra 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.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 518
La Pampa 187
Córdoba 185
City of Buenos Aires 131
Río Negro 79
Santa Fe 46
Mendoza 35
Entre Ríos 29

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 393 people named Carra.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Rhône.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Rhône 88
Isère 53
Drôme 47
Loire 32
Martinique 28
Paris 16
Bouches-du-Rhône 12
Saône-et-Loire 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Carra,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean-Louis Carra
    Jean-Louis Carra 1742–1793 · writer
  • Antonio Carra 1807–1877 · politician
  • Antonio Carra 1824–1895 · artisan
  • Severo Carra 1902– · association football player
  • Giulio Carra 1904–1976 · association football player
  • Luigi Carra 1906– · Catholic priest

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

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