Carman
English
Etymology
- From Old Norse karmann.
- A variant of Charman.
- An alteration of Karman.
- An Americanization of Kormann, Kornmann, or some other like-sounding surname.
- From Slovene Čarman.[1]
Proper noun
Carman (countable and uncountable, plural Carmans)
- A surname.
- Alternative form: Carmen
- A town in Pembina Valley Region, southern Manitoba, Canada.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carman is the 3198th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11302 individuals. Carman is most common among White (89.97%) individuals.
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 291.