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

Karras, 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 Karras surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Karras in America

Karras is the 19966th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Karras surname appeared 1,343 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 Karras.

We can also compare 2010 data for Karras 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 Karras

The surname Karras has its origins in Greece, with its earliest known records dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Greek word "karras," which means "rocky" or "stony." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who lived in or came from a rocky or mountainous region.

One of the earliest known mentions of the surname Karras can be found in a document from the island of Crete, dated around 1450. This document refers to a man named Georgios Karras, who was a landowner in the village of Anogeia.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records from the Greek mainland, particularly in the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia. One notable bearer of the name during this time was Ioannis Karras, a merchant from the city of Thessaloniki, who was mentioned in a trade document from 1543.

As the centuries passed, the Karras surname spread throughout Greece and could be found in various regions and communities. In the 18th century, a prominent figure with this name was Konstantinos Karras, a Greek scholar and theologian who lived from 1712 to 1790.

In the 19th century, the Karras surname gained recognition through the work of Georgios Karras, a Greek writer and poet born in 1835 in the town of Nafplion. He was known for his contributions to the literary movement of that era.

Another notable figure with the Karras surname was Ioannis Karras, a Greek military officer who played a significant role in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. He was born in 1792 and died in 1867.

As Greek immigrants began to settle in various parts of the world, the Karras surname spread beyond the borders of Greece. One example is Nicholas Karras, a Greek-American actor and film director who was born in 1930 in Gary, Indiana, and had a successful career in Hollywood.

While the origins of the Karras surname can be traced back to Greece, it is important to note that variations and similar spellings may exist in other languages and cultures due to migration and cultural exchange over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Karras

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

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 Karras 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 Karras 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 Karras was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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