Karl (family name)
Karl is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
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.
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