The karo Surname
karo Name Meaning and History
- Bulgarian (Káro): from the Turkish loanword kara ‘black’.
- Jewish (Sephardic, also Ashkenazic): nickname from Spanish caro ‘dear’. The surname is recorded in Toledo, Spain, in the 14th century. The Ashkenazic branch is ultimately of Sephardic origin.
- Slovenian: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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