# Karras (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/karras/  
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) | 1,343 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,966 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 229,892 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.0% (1,399 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Karras 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Karras in the United States.

## People named Karras

- Alex Karras, American football player, sportscaster and actor (1935–2012)
- Ted Karras, American football player (born 1993)

## Similar surnames

Karas, Karg, Kirk, Krause, Kruse, Kraus, Kirsch, Kersey, Krug, Kress, Krauss, Kirksey.

## 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.