Explore the Family Name Karol

The meaning of Karol

1. Polish; Rusyn (mainly from Slovakia) and Slovak (also Karoľ): from the personal name Karol, Polish and Slovak equivalent of Charles. Compare Carol 2. 2. Jewish: possibly a shortened form of some original Ashkenazic surname, as for example Karolinski, a habitational name for someone from the town of Karolin, in Poland and Belarus. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Isak, Mendel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Karol" saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,349 but dropped to 22,733 by 2010, marking a change of -6.48%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,143 in 2000 to 1,127 in 2010, reflecting a drop of -1.4%. The proportion per 100,000 people declined by -9.52% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,349	#22,733	-6.48%
Count	1,143	1,127	-1.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Karol

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Karol", data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates changes between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White remained overwhelmingly predominant, with a negligible increase from 95.28% to 95.3%. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose significantly by 58.57%, while the percentage of respondents reporting their ethnicity as Black or two or more races both fell, by 44.79% and 56.52% respectively. For the first time, a small percentage (0.53%) identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.28%	95.3%	0.02%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.22%	58.57%
Two or More Races	1.84%	0.8%	-56.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Black	0.96%	0.53%	-44.79%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.53%	0%