Carris

See also: carris

English

Etymology

Either a variant spelling of Carras or borrowed from Portuguese Carris, a habitational surname from the plural form of carril (“thoroughfare”).

Proper noun

Carris (plural Carrises)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Carris is the 40082^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Carris is most common among White (89.4%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carris”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.

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