Explore the Family Name Karras

The meaning of Karras

1. Greek: variant of Karas 4. Compare Carras and Karra. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Karas 1 ‘crucian carp’. 3. German: variant of Karas 5. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Andreas, Dimitrios, Kostas, Spiros, Constantine, Costas, Evangelos, Georgios, Taso, Thanos, Xenophon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Karras saw a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 18,288 out of all American surnames, but by 2010, it had slipped to a rank of 19,966, marking a decrease of 9.18%. The number of individuals with this surname also slightly fell from 1,399 in 2000 to 1,343 in 2010, indicating a reduction of 4%. The proportion of people named Karras per 100,000 Americans also witnessed a drop of 11.54% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,288	#19,966	-9.18%
Count	1,399	1,343	-4%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.46	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Karras

In terms of ethnicity, the Karras surname is predominantly associated with white ethnic identity, with a minor increase from 94.14% in 2000 to 94.19% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity was Hispanic, which saw a significant rise of 31.09%, going from 1.93% in 2000 to 2.53% in 2010. On the other hand, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, having two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a decline. Notably, the percentage of individuals with the Karras surname who identify as Black experienced a substantial increase of 56.14%, although they still represent less than 1% of the total. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.14%	94.19%	0.05%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.53%	31.09%
Two or More Races	2%	1.41%	-29.5%
Black	0.57%	0.89%	56.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0.6%	-15.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.64%	0.37%	-42.19%