Car Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Car Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Car family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 19
Labourer 4
No Occupation 4
Coal Miner 4
Domestic Servant 3
Cook 2
Colliery Labourer 2
Dress Maker 2
General Labourer 2
Store Keeper Factory Labourer 2
Carpenter 1
General 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Laundress 1
Messenger 1
Pipe Maker 1
Potman 1
Training For Domestic Service 1
Whip Maker 1
Commercial Clerk 1
Inmate Of Reformatory 1
Shop Carter 1
Wool Sorter 1
Companion Domestic 1
Agricultural Labourer 1

Car Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carr 75% 147,165
2 Care 75% 10,154
3 Core 50% 3,097
4 Cree 25% 2,840
5 Cure 50% 2,069
6 Coar 75% 774
7 Car 100% 770
8 Karr 50% 497
9 Caro 75% 438
10 Cair 75% 436
11 Crea 25% 430
12 Coare 60% 240
13 Cor 67% 235
14 Coore 40% 231
15 Cuer 50% 223
16 Cour 50% 222
17 Coor 50% 200
18 Cara 75% 163
19 Caire 60% 144
20 Carie 60% 131
21 Acre 25% 125
22 Cere 50% 119
23 Cura 50% 107
24 Cro 33% 102

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The surname Car is the 7th most popular variant of Carr.

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