as a Last Name
- 2,930
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Kral
Meaning & Origins
Czech (Král), Slovak (Král), and eastern German (of Slavic origin): from the western Slavic word kral ‘king’, a derivative of the personal name Karl ‘Charles’, the name of the Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne (?742–814; Latin name Carolus Magnus). The word kral as a generic term meaning ‘king’ became widespread throughout eastern Europe in the Middle Ages; in Byzantium it generally denoted the kings of Serbia. As a surname, it generally arose either as an occupational name for a servant of the king or as an ironic nickname for one who gave himself regal airs. The surname is also found in German, often in the spelling Krahl.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,930
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Minnesota
- has the most people named Kral per capita
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