Find out how popular the last name Karg is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Karg.

Karg, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Karg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Karg in America

Karg is the 21105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Karg surname appeared 1,244 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Karg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Karg to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Karg

The surname KARG has its origins in Germany and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Middle High German word "karc," which means "frugal" or "stingy." This occupational name was likely given to someone who was considered frugal or miserly.

The earliest recorded instances of the name KARG can be found in various German historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries. For example, a certain Rudiger Karg was mentioned in a land deed from the town of Nuremberg in 1295. Another early bearer of the name was Kunz Karg, a merchant from the city of Augsburg who is mentioned in municipal records from 1347.

During the 15th century, the name KARG appeared in several German-language manuscripts and chronicles. One notable example is the "Chronica de gestis principum" (Chronicle of the Deeds of Princes), written by the Bavarian historian Andreas von Regensburg in 1428, which mentions a knight named Hans Karg.

In the 16th century, the surname KARG was found in several places throughout southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Swabia. One of the earliest known bearers of the name from this period was Matthias Karg, a Protestant reformer and theologian from Nuremberg who lived from 1504 to 1565.

Other notable individuals with the surname KARG throughout history include Johann Baptist Karg (1738-1811), a German Catholic priest and writer from Bavaria, and Karl Friedrich Karg (1770-1835), a German jurist and legal scholar from Saxony. In the 19th century, the name was also borne by the German painter Friedrich Karg (1824-1889) and the Austrian composer and conductor Ferdinand Karg-Elert (1877-1933).

The surname KARG has also been found in various place names throughout Germany, such as the town of Karg in Bavaria and the village of Kargau in Baden-Württemberg. These place names likely derived from individuals who bore the surname KARG and were among the earliest settlers or landowners in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Karg

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Karg.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Karg was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Karg has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Karg was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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