The Carles Family Name

Carles is a familiar spelling of the German name Carl. Its meaning, shared with Carl, is “From Karl”.

• Carles sounds close to Quarles, so it can help to search both.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Carles is built on the same root as Carl, with the ending -es.
• Other spellings include Charlez, Carolus and Carel.
• 373 Americans were listed as Carles in the 2010 census. From 1891 to 2000, 4,919 births in France were registered under Carles.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Carl surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Carles report, with a museum-style coat of arms.