Given name & surname · also Swedish
Carlston
Carlston is a surname from Swedish, ultimately from Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Carlston comes from Swedish, and ultimately from Norwegian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Carlston as a surname developed from Carlsen. In English usage, Carlston as a surname developed from Carlsson.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carlston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 102 as a first name in 2020; 596 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carlston’s family of names
In English usage, Carlston as a surname developed from the Norwegian form Carlsen. In English usage, Carlston as a surname has a related form in Carlsson. In English usage, Carlston as a surname has a related form in Carlsen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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