# Karl (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/karl/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,564 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,308 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,036 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.0% (6,135 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Karl in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Karl in Austria and the United States.

## People named Karl

- Benjamin Karl, Austrian snowboarder
- George Karl, American basketball player and coach
- Coby Karl, American basketball player and coach (born 1983)
- Andy Karl, American actor (born 1974)
- Fritz Karl, Austrian actor
- Beatrix Karl, Austrian politician

## Similar surnames

Krol, Krall, Kral, Karle, Karol, Kiraly, Kroll, Kerley, Krull, Krell, Krill.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.