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• Kara Origin and Immigration
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• Name History and Origin for Kara
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• Kara Surname Distribution
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  • Distribution of Kara Families in the US in 1840
  • Distribution of Kara Families in the US in 1880
  • Distribution of Kara Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Kara Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Kara Total Records: 7  Origin of Kara, Meaning of Kara Origin: japanese Surnames: takara Submitted by: Origin of Kara, Meaning of Kara Origin: kara means black, petyan -- stone. But I am not very sure. Surnames: karapetyan Submitted by: Konstantin Karapetyan Origin of Kara, Meaning of Kara Origin: Firefly, from Belarussian Surnames: Karabush Submitted by: Origin of Kara, Meaning of Kara Origin: In Turkish, Karakas means black eyebrow. Kara means black and kas means eyebrow. Karakasli, which is used frequently in Turkish to describe the face of a person, is an adjective means a person who has Karakas. There are also a lot of Turkish people whose surname is Karakas. Surnames: Karakas Submitted by: Burak Ordu Origin of Kara, Meaning of Kara Origin: carbine rifle or short barreled musket in Ukrainian, Polish, Russian Surnames: Karabin Submitted by: Origin of Kara, Meaning of Kara Origin: Karapetyan is the surname version of the Armenian name Karapet, which is a classical word for "leader" Surnames: Karapetyan, Karapetian Submitted by: Karo Karapetyan Origin of Kara, Meaning of Kara Origin: Karagiannis is a combination of 2 words. Kara means forehead in Turkish and Giannis means John in Greek. In essence the name is John Forehead. The reasoning behind this was that during the Greek War for Independence, many Greeks would shoot their Turkish soldiers in the forehead, and John is a popular name. Surnames: Karagiannis Submitted by: Vasilios Karagianis 11/9/2009 11:05 AM Page 1 of 1

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