The original placement of Charles is German with the name ‘Karl’ or ‘Carl’ which meant male or freeman. It can be a French, English, German and Welsh surname. Variations in spelling Charles would be Carlo, Charlie, Chas, Charlot, Carlito, Carl, Karlowicz and De Carlo. In Denmark it is spelled Karl and in Italy it is Carlo. In England the Charles surname is found in the city of London, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and in several Welsh counties such as Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire. In Scotland the Charles surname is in Aberdeenshire, Angus, Lanarkshire, Midlothian and Fife. Within the United States the Charles surname originated in Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania and then also found in Michigan, Alabama, North Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, Massachusetts, California, Washington, Wisconsin and Indiana. Famous: Bob Charles (professional golfer), Mel Charles (professional footballer of Wales), Ray Charles (singer and musician), Tina Charles (singer from England), Lorenzo Charles (professional basketball player), Larry Charles (television writer ad director), Les and Glen Charles (television producers with the Charles-Burrows-Charles production company), Edwin D. Charles (professional baseball player) and Craig Charles (English actor and comedian).