Karl is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Karl
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Scotland, Germany
Meaning:

The husbandman or rustic; descendant of Karl meaning "man"; one who came from Karl, in Germany.

Lastname Karl is a variation of the Karl. The husbandman or rustic; descendant of Karl meaning "man"; one who came from Karl, in Germany.

How popular is Karl?

Karl is common in Germany, United States, Austria, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, France, Canada, New Zealand, Hungary, Australia, Brazil, DR Congo, Liberia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, Switzerland, Argentina, Czechia, England, Nigeria.

Karl is ranked 12232 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Karl bearers increased by 6.99 per cent in 2010 US census to 6564 since 2000, the surname slipped by 81 spots and ranked at 5308. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.04 94.46
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.73 0.93
Hispanic or Latino 2.54 1.81
Black 1.95 1.47
Others 1.45 1.06
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29 0.28
Karl is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Nauru is ahead in terms of density. Around 45925 people have been found who wears Karl as their family name. Karl is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Karl:
315 Germany26,418
Countries with thousands of Karl:
5,120 United States8,687
195 Austria3,686
569 Papua New Guinea1,056
Countries with hundreds of Karl:
4,874 Ghana623
17,319 France577
7,881 Canada538
1,809 New Zealand435
2,959 Hungary368
10,027 Australia311
27,491 Brazil284
25,802 DR Congo267
1,842 Liberia244
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
5,061 Israel234
32,813 Egypt153
6,960 Switzerland153
25,478 Argentina133
14,544 Czechia122
30,074 England122
63,540 Nigeria102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,777 Chile81
6,481 Dominican Republic62
50 Nauru60
13,368 Croatia55
185,513 Thailand54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
259,912 India47
2,216 Guyana45
33,141 Malaysia42
42,431 Netherlands42
22,474 Benin40
1,907 China38
20,124 Sweden34
44,772 Spain33
88,980 South Africa28
10,313 Singapore26
58,048 Greece25
94,040 Italy25
242,644 Russia25
19,084 Denmark23
297 Greenland21
65,513 Cameroon20
98,816 Poland19
56,744 Belgium18
10,911 Ireland15
34,015 Norway14
17,291 Scotland13
15,422 Slovenia12
2,447 Iceland11
22,440 Serbia11
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
42,693 Kenya10
43,480 Mexico10
14,518 Ethiopia9
2,378 Gabon9
160,212 Iran9
26,217 Estonia8
106,546 Uganda8
9,403 Trinidad and Tobago7
555,748 Indonesia6
10,051 Panama6
55,922 Qatar6
328,556 Ukraine6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer John Karl from Germany aboard the Evans from London. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on June 21, 1852. 24 years old Joseph Karl, 17 years old H. Karl, Farmer Elisa Karl, Leonhard Karl (25) Farmer, 3 years old Cathrina Karl, 6 years old Elisabeth Karl, Elisabeth Karl, aged 41, 8 years old Jacob Karl, and 426 other Karl around 42.61% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and baker, locksmith, joiner, bricklayer, tailor, servant, shoemaker, merchant, butcher, clerk, mason, barber, daughter, blacksmith, stone cutter, smith, brewer, painter migrated to US.

Karl Namesakes

  • Thomas R. Karl, former director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information
  • Barry Dean Karl, American educator
  • Jerry Karl, driver
  • George Karl, American former professional basketball coach and former player
  • Coby Karl, American professional basketball coach and former American basketball player
  • Andy Karl, American actor and singer
  • Scott Karl, United States former professional baseball player
  • Richie Karl, American professional golfer

Karl Namesakes

  • Thomas R. Karl, former director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information
  • Barry Dean Karl, American educator
  • Jerry Karl, driver
  • George Karl, American former professional basketball coach and former player
  • Coby Karl, American professional basketball coach and former American basketball player
  • Andy Karl, American actor and singer
  • Scott Karl, United States former professional baseball player
  • Richie Karl, American professional golfer

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