Explore the Family Name Karash

The meaning of Karash

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from Polish karaś ‘crucian carp’ (see Karas 1, compare 2 below). 2. Americanized form of Polish and Jewish (from Poland) Karaś (see Karas 1), Hungarian Karas 2, and of their Germanized form Karasch. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz.

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How common is the last name Karash in the United States?

The surname Karash has seen a slight increase in popularity over the past decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 73,412th most popular surname in the United States, however, by 2010 it had climbed to the 72,332nd spot, seeing an overall rank change of 1.47%. The number of people with this surname also increased from 246 in 2000 to 269 in 2010, representing a growth of 9.35%. Despite this increase, the proportion of individuals with the surname Karash per 100,000 residents remained stable at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#72,332	1.47%
Count	246	269	9.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Karash

When looking at the ethnic identity distribution of those carrying the surname Karash, again based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority is White with a percentage of 98.37 in 2000, which slightly decreased to 95.54% by 2010. Interestingly, there is a small new presence of Hispanic ethnicity recorded in 2010 at 2.97%, which was not present in 2000. No other ethnicities including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were identified among this group during either census year, nor were individuals identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.37%	95.54%	-2.88%
Hispanic	0%	2.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%