Caras

See also: caras, carás, and čaraš

English

Etymology

Various etymologies: it could be from Turkish Çaraş, Romanian Caraș or Spanish Caras.

Proper noun

Caras (plural Carases)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Caras is the 33856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Caras is most common among White (78.87%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caras”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 286.

Anagrams

• ACARS, Arcas, Ascra, ascar, sacar, sacra

Romanian

Etymology

From caras.

Proper noun

Caras m (genitive/dative lui Caras)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică