KAROW Origin of surname
KAROW
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
The Jewish surname Karow is linked to several German localities called Karow, in Berlin, Mecklenburg and Brandenburg, as well as to Karow, a village in eastern Galicia. In the 20th century Karow is recorded as a Jewish family name with Ella Karow of Berlin, Germany, who disappeared in German-occupied Riga during World War II.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
The Jewish surname Karow is linked to several German localities called Karow, in Berlin, Mecklenburg and Brandenburg, as well as to Karow, a village in eastern Galicia. In the 20th century Karow is recorded as a Jewish family name with Ella Karow of Berlin, Germany, who disappeared in German-occupied Riga during World War II.