Karl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Scots left their country by the thousands to travel to Australia and North America. Desperate for freedom and an opportunity to fend for themselves, many paid huge fees and suffered under terrible conditions on long voyages. Still, for those who made the trip, freedom and opportunity awaited. In North America, many fought their old English oppressors in the American War of Independence. In recent years, Scottish heritage has been an increasingly important topic, as Clan societies and other organizations have renewed people's interest in their history. An examination of passenger and immigration lists shows many early settlers bearing the name of Karl:

Karl Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Johan Adam Karl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
• Wilhelm Karl, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
• Casper Karl, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
• Michael Karl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1760 2
• Jacob Karl, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1765
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Karl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Henry Karl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1801 2
• Johanna Karl, who arrived in America in 1839 2
• Christian Karl, who landed in America in 1844 2
• Ursula Karl, who immigrated to New York in 1847
• Christoph Karl, who arrived in America in 1848 2
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Karl Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Ehard Karl, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1902 2

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Karl Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Leonard Karl, who was counted in the 1871 census in Ontario

• George Matthew Karl (b. 1951), American former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player
• Coby Joseph Karl (b. 1983), American professional basketball player
• Scott Karl (b. 1971), American Major League Baseball player
• Andy Karl (b. 1914), American professional Major League Baseball player
• Frederick Robert Karl, American literary scholar
• Frederick B. Karl, American politician, Justice of Florida State Supreme Court, 1977-78 3
• Benjamin Martin Karl (b. 1985), Austrian snowboarder with seven World Cup victories and one FIS World Ski Championships Victory
• Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786-1859), German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors, one half of the Brothers Grimm, the famous authors of "Grimm's Fairy Tales"
• Franz Karl Naegele (1778-1851), German obstetrician born in Düsseldorf who developed Naegele's Rule, a standard way of calculating the due date for a pregnancy
• Joseph Karl Bernard (1780-1850), forenames also spelled Joseph Carl, Josef Karl and Josef Carl, Austrian journalist and librettist