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    The surname Karow

    A surname, carried by 757 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K600

    Karow: #30,767 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Karow #30,767, 757 people Karow: #30,767 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Karow #30,767, 757 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karow is more common than 81% of them.

    Origin

    East German surname, from several places in Germany, some of them of Slavic origin, such as Karow in Jerichow. The first element is uncertain, possibly a name, and the second is the common East German placename suffix -ow, itself of Slavic origin.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 757 people named Karow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 407,854 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 717.

    #30,767
    rank among US surnames
    757
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #30,682)

    Who is named Karow

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

    95% of people named Karow identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Karow

    Karow has the Soundex code K600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K600.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Karow come from?
    East German surname, from several places in Germany, some of them of Slavic origin, such as Karow in Jerichow. The first element is uncertain, possibly a name, and the second is the common East German placename suffix -ow, itself of Slavic origin.
    How common is the surname Karow?
    757 people in the United States had the surname Karow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 407,854 Americans. It ranked 30,767th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Karow?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Karow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Karow getting more or less common?
    More common. 717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 757 in 2010, up 5.6%.