Karg Family History
Karg Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German karc in any of its various senses: ‘clever crafty sly’; ‘strong violent’; ‘mean’; ‘barren’. This surname is also found in Poland. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a mean person from Yiddish karg(er) ‘stingy niggardly’ (from Middle High German karc ‘cunning’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022