as a Last Name
- 518
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Carel
Meaning & Origins
French: from Old French quar(r)el ‘bolt (for a crossbow)’ (Late Latin quadrellum, a diminutive of quadrum ‘square’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of crossbow bolts, or a nickname for a short, stout man.
| 38,965th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 518
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Oklahoma
- has the most people named Carel per capita
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