Carr Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Carr Name Meaning: A variant of "Kerr".

Carr is a variant of Kerr, which is the name for someone living near wet ground surrounded by brushwood.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Carr Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carr family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4,054
Coal Miner 465
Agricultural Labourer 287
General Labourer 193
Domestic Servant 186
Labourer 184
Dress Maker 173
General Servant 143
Cotton Weaver 117
General Servant Domestic 88
Annuitant 87
House Keeper 85
Farm Labourer 81
Charwoman 73
Joiner 72
Laundress 69
Farmers Son 61
Shoe Maker 59
Farm Servant Indoor 58
Grocer 56
No Occupation 54
Butcher 51
Painter 51
Tailor 49
Servant 46

Carr Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carr 100% 147,165
2 Currie 50% 12,764
3 Corrie 50% 4,159
4 Creer 40% 2,927
5 Corr 75% 2,064
6 Carre 80% 1,919
7 Carrie 67% 1,499
8 Curr 75% 1,049
9 Crier 40% 783
10 Car 75% 770
11 Karr 75% 497
12 Curra 60% 308
13 Crare 60% 266
14 Carri 80% 183
15 Crear 40% 183
16 Corre 60% 128
17 Carer 80% 110

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The surname Carr is the most popular version of all its varients

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