CARLING
Carling
Carling is a surname of English origin that may have derived from the Old Norse personal name Karl. It is one of the many surnames that developed during the medieval period in Britain.
The name Carling has various possible meanings, such as "free man" or "husbandman". Throughout history, families bearing the surname Carling have been found in different parts of England.
The name gained prominence in modern times due to individuals in the public eye, such as the Carling brewery family, known for their brewing business in the UK.
Like many surnames, Carling has undergone variations in spelling over the centuries, including Carlin and Carleine.
Today, the surname Carling can be found both in the UK and in various countries around the world as a result of migration and the diaspora of British people.
There are approximately 1,714 people named Carling in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,787th most common surname in Britain. Around 26 in a million people in Britain are named Carling.
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Michael
- Nick
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Thomas
- Tom
Female
- Amanda
- Deborah
- Emma
- Jane
- Margaret
- Mary
- Patricia
- Rachael
- Sarah
- Sd
- Susan
- Victoria
Similar and related surnames
- Caraline
- Caring
- Carli
- Carlin
- Carlina
- Carlind
- Carline
- Carlinet
- Carlington
- Carlini
- Carlino
- Carlins
- Carlinton
- Carlion
- Carlling
- Carlyn
- Carolin
- Caroline
- Carring
- Carrlin
- Cartling
- Carttling
- Caughlin
- Caulin
- Cauling
- Corkling
- Corlin
- Corline
- Corling
- Corlins
- Craling
- Crawling
- Crayling
- Crelling
- Croling
- Cruling
- Curdling
- Curlin
- Curline
- Curling
- Garalnick
- Garling
- Gorling
- Grayling
- Greiling
- Greyling
- Griling
- Guralnick
- Gurling
- Karlin
- Karling
- Kerling
- Kirilenko
- Krailing
- Kreiling
- Kreling
- Kreyling
- Kurylonek
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.