Carre Family History

Carre Surname Meaning

French (Carré): from Old French carré ‘square’ applied as a nickname for a squat thickset man or a habitational name from any of several places in various parts of France called (Le) Carré named with the same word.

French: metonymic occupational name for a cartwright or carter from the dialect word carre ‘cart wagon’ (see 3 below).

English: from Middle English carre ‘cart wagon chariot sled’ (Anglo-Norman French Old French char ‘cart’ from Latin carrus) used to denote a carrier or a cartwright.

English: sometimes a variant of Carr in northern and eastern (Scandinavian-influenced) counties.

Catalan (Carré): topographic name from a variant of carrer ‘street’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Carne, Carrel, Marre, Barre, Carro, Caire, Large, Harre, Garbe, Cale

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Where is the Carre family from?

You can see how Carre families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Carre family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Carre families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 278 Carre families living in Channel Islands. This was about 72% of all the recorded Carre's in United Kingdom. Channel Islands had the highest population of Carre families in 1891.

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What did your Carre ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Musician and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Carre. 100% of Carre men worked as a Musician and 59% of Carre women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Musician

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

59%

Private means

14%

Stenographer

Housekeeper

What Carre family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 11K census records available for the last name Carre. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Carre census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Carre. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 1K military records available for the last name Carre. For the veterans among your Carre ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Carre lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Carre life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Carre in 1959 was 35, and 82 in 2004.

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Carre Surname Meaning

French: metonymic occupational name for a cartwright or carter from the dialect word carre ‘cart wagon’ (see 3 below).

English: from Middle English carre ‘cart wagon chariot sled’ (Anglo-Norman French Old French char ‘cart’ from Latin carrus) used to denote a carrier or a cartwright.

English: sometimes a variant of Carr in northern and eastern (Scandinavian-influenced) counties.

Catalan (Carré): topographic name from a variant of carrer ‘street’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Carre family from?

What did your Carre ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Musician

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

59%

Private means

14%

Stenographer

Housekeeper

What Carre family records will you find?

What is the average Carre lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Carre life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Carre in 1959 was 35, and 82 in 2004.

Carre Family History

Carre Surname Meaning

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Carre Surname Meaning

137,000 record(s) for Carre

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Where is the Carre family from?

What did your Carre ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Carre family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Carre lifespan?

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