as a Last Name
- 12,915
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Carrier
Meaning & Origins
English and southern French: from Middle English, Old French car(r)ier (Late Latin carrarius, a derivative of carrum ‘cart’, ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin); in English an occupational name for someone who transported goods, in French for a cartwright.
| 2,423rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,915
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Carrier per capita
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