Irish and Manx: shortened form of McCarron or Manx Karran see Caron 5. Cornish: variant of Carne . Possibly an altered form of German Dutch and Jewish Kern .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Carn family from?
You can see how Carn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Carn family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Carn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 75 Carn families living in Sussex. This was about 18% of all the recorded Carn's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Carn families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Carn surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, House Decorator and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Carn. 24% of Carn men worked as a House Decorator and 84% of Carn women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Carn were Hairdresser and House Duties. .
Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Carn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Carn in 1958 was 58, and 79 in 2004.