About Karlstad
The surname Karlstad is of Scandinavian origin and is derived from the combination of the Old Norse elements "karl" meaning "man" or "freeman" and "stad" meaning "place" or "town." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Karlstad can be interpreted as "man's place" or "freeman's town." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer hailed from or had some association with the town of Karlstad in Sweden.
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The surname Karlstad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Karlstad 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 Karlstad is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Karlstad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Karlstad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.