What Does The Name Karoly Mean?
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Origin and Meaning of Karoly

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  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Charles.

Notable Persons Named Karoly

Károly Takács was an athlete. Károly was born on January 21st, 1910 in Budapest. He passed away on January 5th, 1976.

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Karl was given the name Károly Manheim on March 27th, 1893 in Budapest. He breathed his last breath on January 9th, 1947.

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Charles Vidor was a film director. His most notable accomplishments were from 1929 to 1959. Charles was given the name Károly Vidor on July 27th, 1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He left this life on June 4th, 1959.

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Károly Grósz was a president. He was most prominent from 1988 to 1989. Károly was born on August 1st, 1930 in Miskolc. He died on January 7th, 1996.

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Károly was born on October 20th, 1878 in Esztergom. He passed away on June 17th, 1952.

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Károly Khuen-Héderváry was a president. He was most active from 1910 to 1903. Károly was born on May 23rd, 1849 in Gräfenberg, Austrian Silesia, Austrian Empire. He passed away on February 16th, 1918.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Karoly

John Harsanyi was a scientist in the field of economics. John was given the name Harsányi János Károly on May 29th, 1920 in Budapest. He left this life on August 9th, 2000.

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David J. Karoly is a in the field of atmospheric sciences. David was born in 1955.

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Jenő Károly was an athlete for the MTK Budapest FC, Budapesti AK, and Hungary national football team. Jenő was born on January 15th, 1886 in Budapest. He died on July 28th, 1926.

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Bálint Károly is a soccer player for the Békéscsaba 1912 Előre, Zalaegerszegi TE, Videoton FC, Puskás Akadémia FC, and Hungary national under-17 football team. Bálint was born on January 12th, 1993 in Keszthely.

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Péter was born in 1973. Péter is also known as Károly Jenő and Péter.

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Popularity of Karoly as a last name

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Karoly U.S.
White 92.18% 64.26%
African American 0.00% 11.96%
Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.00% 4.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
Hispanic or Latino 5.87% 16.26%

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People with the last name Karoly are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Karoly

  • How Popular is the name Karoly? As a last name Karoly was the 50,960th most popular name in 2010.
  • When was the first name Karoly first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the name Karoly is Monday, January 26th, 1874.
  • How unique is the name Karoly? From 1880 to 2021 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name Karoly. Hoorah! You are a unique individual.
  • Weird things about the name Karoly: The name spelled backwards is Ylorak. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Orakly. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Karoly? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 409 people with the last name Karoly.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Karoly? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Karoly as their last name since less than 1 person in 714k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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  • U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
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