About Karloff
The surname Karloff is of Ukrainian origin and is derived from the personal name Karl or Carl, which means "man" or "free man" in Germanic languages. The suffix "-off" is a common Slavic patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, Karloff can be interpreted to mean "son of Karl" or "son of Carl."
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The surname Karloff is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Karloff 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 Karloff is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Karloff in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Karloff using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.