The kara Surname

kara Name Meaning and History

Indian (Gujarat): Hindu (Bhatia) name of unknown meaning.
Polish: nickname from karac ‘to punish’.
Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian: from a pet form of a personal name: Czech Karel, Slovak Karol, Hungarian Károly, vernacular forms of Carolus (see Charles).
Czech: metonymic occupational name for a carter, from kára ‘hand cart’.
Greek: see Caras.

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The kara name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kara family name as far back in history as possible.

kara Family Facts

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Distribution of kara Families in the US in 1920

Number of kara families

11-19

4-10

1-3

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