The Most Popular Names. On this page you will find lists of the most popular given names in various regions of the world. Typically the information is compiled by a national statistics agency, though in some cases it comes from another source.
Carlos /car-los/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced KAR-lohs. It is of Spanish and Old German origin, and the meaning of Carlos is free man. Variant of Charles.See also Carl. Film directors Carlos Saura, and Carl Ponti.arlos is a very popular first name for men (#81 out of 1220, Top 7%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#2718 out of 150436, Top 2%).
Some other people say that Padilla comes from a city called Padilla in Castrojeriz -located in the province of Burgos in the northern side of Spain-. Anyway that was in the 15th or 16th century. The word Padilla comes from the latin word 'patella' that means 'dish or plate'. 'Padilla' is the same of 'cazuela' for Spaniards. 'Cazuela' is a kind of pot made of mud and it's wider than deeper to prepare stews. If you want to see your last name shield, visit this website: