The Decarlo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,889 people carried this name — #5,860 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,889).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Decarlo surname

From Italian De Carlo.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Decarlo» (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 23 people named Decarlo 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 City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 12
Buenos Aires Province 11

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

In print

Decarlo in American newspapers,
1913–1923.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Decarlo
The Telegraph-courier 1915-12-02
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Decarlo
The Telegraph-courier 1913-10-23
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Decarlo
The Birmingham Age-herald 1923-09-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 713 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Decarlo in Australian newspapers,
1940s–1950s.

50 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Decarlo. The most, 28, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 13
Victoria 12
Western Australia 10
South Australia 7
Queensland 3
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Decarlo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Yvonne De Carlo
    Yvonne De Carlo 1922–2007 · film actor
  • Giancarlo De Carlo
    Giancarlo De Carlo 1919–2005 · urban planner
  • Art DeCarlo
    Art DeCarlo 1931–2013 · American football player
  • Dan DeCarlo 1919–2001 · cartoonist
  • Tommy DeCarlo 1965–2026 · singer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Decarlo,
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 States1,385 records

1,385 records of the Decarlo name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 394
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 294
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 294
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 222
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 108
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert Decarlo

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; baker from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Maria Giovanna Decarlo

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Celtic from Naples, aged 50; country woman. From Avellino, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Anthony Decarlo

    Born 1946; from Windsor, Connecticut. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,385 records for Decarlo in the United States.

Counts: 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France22 records

22 records of the Decarlo name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gaston Lucien Decarlo

    Born 1905 in Gennevilliers (Paris); died 1972 in Limeil-Brévannes (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria Catterina Decarlo

    Born 1920 in Italy; died 1997 in Bois-Guillaume (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Spiridione Decarlo

    Born 1930 in Greece; died 2000 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Decarlo in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Decarlo name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Wilhelmus Hendricus Johannis de Carlo

    Born 1831 in Utrecht. Died 1831 in Maarssen.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Angelo de Carlo

    In the population register of Zutphen; born 1849.

    Open Archives, Regionaal archief Zutphen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Decarlo in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Decarlo name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fedele Decarlo

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Adele, aged 17; Swiss.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Anthony Raymond De Carlo

    Compositor of Blackburn, Victoria; died 1986.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carlo Decarlo

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Adele, aged 42; Swiss.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Decarlo in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Decarlo name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Margaret Decarlo

    Died 1949; 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 Mafalda Mary Decarlo

    Married 1945 in Mulgrave, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Michael Decarlo

    Died 1954; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. 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).

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