Caris Family History
Caris Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Durham): habitational name from any of several places called Carr House or Carrhouse (examples of which are found in northern counties including Cheshire and Yorkshire) from Middle English kerr ‘wet ground’ or ‘brushwood’ (Old Norse kjarr; see Kerr ) + h(o)us ‘house’ (Old English hūs). Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Macarius from Greek Makarios ‘blessed’ a Christian saint's name. Americanized form of German Karis a cognate of 2 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022