Apellido

Charles

English

The name 'Charles' originates from England, Wales, and France. It is derived from the Germanic personal name 'Carl' meaning 'Man' (which was Latinized as 'Carolus'). In France the given name eas popular ffrom an earlt date, due to the Emperour 'Charlemagne' ( 742-814; Latin name 'Carlous Magnus', i.e. Charles the Great). The Old Flemish form 'Charles' was briefly introduced in to England by te normanss, but was rare during the main period of surname formation. It was introduced into scotland more succesfully in the 16th century by the 'Stuarts', who had strong ties with France, and was brought by them to England in the 17th century. The name is also a patronymic from an occupational name or status name for a peasant farmer, from the Middle English word 'charl', 'cherl' from the Old English word 'ceorl' meaning peasant. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive's has confirmed that the surname 'Charles' and or it's variant's, dates as far back as the 13th century were a 'Edward Charles', from Suffolk, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definitely determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive's confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain 'William Charles', aged 24, a labourer by trade, from Preston, Lancashire, England. He immigrated to North America in 1775, sailing from the Port of Whitby aboard the ship named the 'Marlborough' on the 14th of August 1775, arriving in Savannah, Georgia, on the 21st of August of the same, where he served as an indentured servant. Today, 'Charles' is the '726th' most common surname in North America.

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