How common is the surname Karol?

1,127 people in the United States had the surname Karol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. It ranked 22,733rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Karol?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Karol identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Karol getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,127 in 2010, down 1.4%.

Is Karol also a first name?

Yes. Karol is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Karol

A surname, carried by 1,127 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karol is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,127 people named Karol in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,143.

#22,733

rank among US surnames

1,127

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,349)

Who is named Karol

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Karol identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Karol

Karol has the Soundex code K640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K640.

Questions

How common is the surname Karol?: 1,127 people in the United States had the surname Karol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. It ranked 22,733rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Karol?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Karol identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Karol getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,127 in 2010, down 1.4%.
Is Karol also a first name?: Yes. Karol is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.