Last name: KARL
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Last name frequency
KARL : This last name is indexed 111,979 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
KARL : German: from the German personal name Karl from Old High German karl ‘man husband freeman’. The popularity of this name and its cognates in central and northern Europe was greatly enhanced by its status as a royal and imperial name; in particular it was bestowed in honor of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne (about 742–814; Latin name Carolus Magnus). This surname is also found in some other European countries e.g. in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine) Czechia and Croatia but is relatively rare there. See also Carl and Charles.
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