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![Show Contents]() Carles Surname History
The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Carles came from Carl, derived from the personal name which means man. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from the German (Saxon) word "carl" meaning "strong, stout, courageous, and valiant." 1 "It is rarely found as a forename before the reign of Charles I.' 2 Early Origins of the Carles familyThe surname Carles was first found in Suffolk where Edward Charles was recorded the 1273. The same Hundredorum Rolls also included Charles (without surname), Kent; William Charle, Norfolk; Alan Charle, Cambridgeshire; Ida Carle, Cambridgeshire; Ralph Carles, Cambridgeshire; and William Carolus, Norfolk. 3 Early History of the Carles familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carles research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1208, 1253, 1482, 1550, 1569, 1613, 1688 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Carles History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carles Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Carles family name include Charles, Carles, St. Charles and others. Early Notables of the Carles familyNotables of this surname at this time include: - Nicholas Charles or Carles (d. 1613), English herald, stated by Noble to have been son of a London butcher named George Carles, and grandson of Richard Carles of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire...
Carles RankingIn France, the name Carles is the 1,625th most popular surname with an estimated 3,682 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Carles family to Ireland
Some of the Carles family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Carles surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Carles Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Carles, who arrived in Maryland in 1679 5
Carles Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Jose Carles, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1827 5
- Franco Carles, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1832 5
- Domingo Carles, aged 43, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 5
- Emilio Carles, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1845 5
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- Jacques de Carles, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
- Joan Carles Bestard, Spanish actor, known for Pep (2020), El retaule del flautista (2012) and La filosofía de la futilidad (2009)
- Binaventura Carles Aribau (1798-1862), Spanish economist and writer
- Carles Falcon (1979-2024), Spanish race car driver who competed in the Dakar Rally
- Carles Soler Perdigó (1932-2023), Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona from 1991 to 2001 and Bishop of Girona from 2001 to 2008
- Carles Coto (b. 1988), Spanish footballer who plays for Greek club Volos N.F.C. as a right winger
- Carles Santos (1940-2017), Spanish artist and pianist
- Carles Geoffrey "Geoff" Corkish MBE MHK (b. 1953), Manx politician, former Communications Director for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
- Carles Pascual Soldevila (b. 1908), Spanish architect
- Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jacques Carles. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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