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![Show Contents]() Karla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Irish name Karla claims descent from the O'Connors in Donegal where "Carlan" (from the Irish "carla" meaning a "wool-comb" and "an" meaning "one who" which roughly translates as "one who combs wool") was in Irish O'Carlain or O'Caireallain. Early Origins of the Karla familyThe surname Karla was first found in County Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where the name is descended from the O'Connor stem, Kings of Connaught and the family became early associated with the county of Tyrone, and in neighboring counties. Early History of the Karla familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Karla research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1535, 1568, 1670, 1738 and 1799 are included under the topic Early Karla History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Karla Spelling VariationsThe Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Karla were encountered in the archives: Carlin, Carling, O'Carolan, Carline, Karlin, Kerling, Kerline, Carlind, Carlynde, Carlyne, Carlyn, Carrlin, Carrling, Kerlynd, Kerlynde, Karlynd, Karline, Kearlin, Kearline, Kearlynd, Carolan, Carrolan, Carolyn, Carolyne, Caroline, Carolynde, Caraline, Carroline, Carlan, Carland, Carlon, Carlone, Karolin, Karolan, Karrolin and many more. Early Notables of the Karla familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Hugh O'Carolan, Bishop of Clogher from 1535-1568. Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) was a blind early Irish harper, composer and singer, known for his gift for melodic composition. Born in Nobber, County Meath, his father took a job with the MacDermott Roe family of Alderford House, thereby giving Turlough an education.
By the time he was eighteen, he was blinded by smallpox and by the age of twenty-one, he was given a horse and...
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 Karla migration to the United States | + |
In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Karla family came to North America quite early:
Karla Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Karla, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Karla (post 1700) | + |
- Karla Burns (1954-2021), American Laurence Olivier Award winning,Tony award nominated operatic mezzo-soprano and actress, best known for her role as Queenie in the 1982 revival of Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern's 1927 musical Show Boat
- Karla Felty, American Secretary for the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
- Karla Squier, American Republican politician, Member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1976 2
- Karla Plimmer, Canadian producer and director, known for Marriage: Shattered Vows (2015) and Breakfast with the Mitchell Family (2014)
- Karla Tamburrelli, American actress and producer, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), City Slickers (1991) and Forever Young (1992)
- Karla Reuter (b. 1984), Australian footballer
- Karla Mostert (b. 1990), South African netball player
- Karla Bigham (b. 1979), American politician, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Karla Cheatham-Mosley (b. 1981), American actress
- Karla Jayne DeVito (b. 1953), American singer, actress and voice artist
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Felis demulcta mitis
Motto Translation: A stroked cat is gentle.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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