Heraldry and the Caras Surname

Caras is how some branches of the Carias family came to write their name. The family name meaning is “Places associated with a small settlement”, the same as for Carias.

• Before spelling was fixed, Carias was also written Caras.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• 672 Americans were listed as Caras in the 2010 census. Spanish statistics put 103 people with Caras in first position and 81 in second.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Caras family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Caras family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.