Karo

E141948

Karo is a Jewish family name most famously associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the 16th-century author of the Shulchan Aruch.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Karo canonical 1
Karo (Hebrew: קארו) 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish family name
surname
associatedWithEthnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Sephardi Jews
associatedWithJewishLaw codification of halakha
associatedWithLegalCode Shulchan Aruch
associatedWithRegion Balkans
Middle East
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Portugal
surface form: Portugal (pre-expulsion)

Safed
Spain
surface form: Spain (pre-expulsion)
associatedWithReligion Judaism
associatedWithTextualTradition Halakhic literature
category Hebrew-language surnames
Jewish surnames
etymologyStatus uncertain
genderAssociation generally gender-neutral as a surname
hasCulturalSignificance linked to major halakhic authority
hasHistoricalUsageSinceCentury 16th century
hasNotableBearer Yosef Karo
hasNotableRabbinicFamily Karo family
languageOfOrigin Hebrew
notableFor association with Rabbi Yosef Karo
script Hebrew alphabet
usedAs family name
usedBy Jewish families
variantSpelling Caro
Karo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karo (Hebrew: קארו)

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yosef Karo familyName Karo
Karo variantSpelling Karo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karo (Hebrew: קארו)