Frequency: (145)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Bulgarian (Káro): from the Turkish loanword kara ‘black’.
2. Jewish (Sephardic, also Ashkenazic): nickname from Spanish caro ‘dear’. The surname is recorded in Toledo, Spain, in the 14th century. The Ashkenazic branch is ultimately of Sephardic origin.
3. Slovenian: unexplained.
GIVEN NAMES: German 4%. Kurt, Wolf.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
