About Carlos
The surname Carlos is of Spanish and Portuguese origin. It is derived from the given name Carlos, which itself is a variant of the name Charles. The name Charles is of Germanic origin and means "free man" or "manly." Therefore, the surname Carlos can be interpreted to mean "son of Charles" or "descendant of Charles."
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The surname Carlos is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Carlos based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Carlos is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Carlos in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Carlos using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.