Karl (family name)

Karl is a German family name .

Origin and meaning

Relative frequency of the surname Karl in Germany

Karl was derived from the Old High German karal and means 'man', 'husband'; also 'the free', 'the able'. The surname is a derivation of the first name Karl . For variants see ibid.

Well-known namesake

A.

Aaron Karl (* 1990), Austrian actor and musician
Albin Karl (1889–1976), German politician (SPD)
Alexander Karl (1824–1909), Austrian Benedictine and politician
Alois Karl (* 1950), German politician (CSU)
Andreas Karl (* 1963), German politician (NPD)
Annette Karl (* 1960), Bavarian politician (SPD)
Anton Karl (1935–2015), Austrian politician (ÖVP)

B.

Beatrix Karl (* 1967), Austrian legal scholar and politician (ÖVP)
Benjamin Karl (* 1985), Austrian snowboarder

C.

Carl Karl (1830–1898), German composer and musician
Coby Karl (* 1983), American basketball player

E.

Elfriede Karl (* 1933), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Engelbert Karl (1841–1891), German actor, director and theater director
Erich Karl (1924–2009), German businessman, politician and collector
Ernst Karl (1945–2001), Austrian policeman and murderer

F.

Franz Karl (Professor) (1918–1972), Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , namesake of the mineral karlite
Franz Karl (politician) , Austrian politician (ÖVP)
Franz Xaver Karl (* 1961), German journalist and writer
Fritz Karl (painter) (1886–1965), German painter, graphic artist and art teacher
Fritz Karl (* 1967), Austrian actor

G

Georg Karl (politician, 1882) (1882–1964), German politician (KPD), MdL Bavaria
Georg Karl (politician, 1936) (1936–2019), German politician (CSU), district administrator of Deggendorf
George Karl (* 1951), American basketball coach
Gunther Karl (* 1948), German judge

H

Hans Karl (politician, 1890) (1890–1973), German politician (CSU)
Hans Karl (politician, 1922) (1922–1996), German politician (SPD), MdL Hessen
Hans Karl (chess player) (* 1935), Swiss chess player
Hans Karl (politician, 1936) (* 1936), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Salzburg state parliament
Heinrich Karl (1796–1885), German forester and forest science author
Heinrich Ernst Karl (1781–1854), Austrian medalist
Helmut Karl (* 1955), German economist
Herwig Karl (* 1972), Austrian soccer player
Hubert Karl (* 1907), German civil engineer and SS functionary

J

Jenny Karl (* 1978), German judoka
Johann Karl (painter) (1768–1837), German painter and etcher
Johanna Karl-Lory (1902–1997), German actress
Josef Karl (1922–1989), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Judith Karl , US UN official, head of the UNCDF since 2014

K

Katharina Maria Karl (* 1976), German Roman Catholic theologian
Klaus Karl (* 1940), Austrian composer, Tobi Reiser Prize winner 2010
Klaus Karl-Kraus (* 1951), German cabaret artist

L.

Lisa Karl (* 1997), German soccer player
Ludwig Karl (* 1957), Austrian ballet dancer

M.

Marilee Karl (* 1941), feminist
Markus Karl (* 1986), German soccer player
Martin Karl (1911–1942), German rower
Maurice Karl (1978–2000), German actor
Michaela Karl (* 1971), German political scientist and writer

N

Notburga Karl (* 1973), German artist

O

Otto Karl (1902–1973), Austrian politician (FPÖ)

P

Patrick Karl (* 1996), German obstacle runner
Philipp Karl (1884–1958), German politician (CSU)
Philippe Karl (* 1947), French riding instructor and former member of the Cadre Noir in Saumur

R.

Raimund Karl (* 1969), Austrian archaeologist, celtologist and historian
Reinhard Karl (1946–1982), German alpinist, photographer and writer
Roger Karl (born Roger Trouvé; 1882–1984), French actor
Rudolf Karl (1903–1964), German psychiatrist

S.

Steffen Karl (* 1970), German soccer player

V

Valerian Karl (* 1988), Austrian actor and grip

W.

Wilhelm Karl (politician) (1864–1938), German Protestant pastor and politician (DNVP), MdL Baden

X

Xaver Karl (1892–1980), German resistance fighter and politician

Web links

Wiktionary: Karl - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations