Karamazov (FOR MIKE)
Karamazov is a real surname.
https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%94%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 - Dmitriy Mikhaylovich Karamazov
https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 - Viktor Filimonovich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero100640559?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - Aleksandr Alekseyevich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero98773668?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - Aleksey Nikonorovich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero123704747?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - Grigoriy Sidorovich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - more
https://poisk.re/search?query=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&type=all - a bunch
https://seekpeople.ru/baza-lyudej/ - roughly 10-20 show up here (search Карамазов in Фамилия box)
Karamazov is masculine.
Feminine form is Karamazova.
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0
https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%94%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 - Dmitriy Mikhaylovich Karamazov
https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 - Viktor Filimonovich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero100640559?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - Aleksandr Alekseyevich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero98773668?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - Aleksey Nikonorovich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero123704747?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - Grigoriy Sidorovich Karamazov
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&page=1 - more
https://poisk.re/search?query=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2&type=all - a bunch
https://seekpeople.ru/baza-lyudej/ - roughly 10-20 show up here (search Карамазов in Фамилия box)
Karamazov is masculine.
Feminine form is Karamazova.
https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes?last_name=%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0
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Noted, thanks!
I will also mention "kara" is probably from Russian dialectal карий (kariy) "brown, black" which comes from Turkic word. It is not used very often, modernly only in regions near Turkic people (e.g. in Tatarstan, or Russian spoken in Central Asia) or Turkic influenced regions (like my home region, in some parts of Donbass) as "poetic" type word or to describe person ("карие волосы" - dark brown hair, "карие глаза" - dark brown eyes)
Word is on Wiktionary in 11 languages
https://ru.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9 - rus
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9 - eng
Word is on Wiktionary in 11 languages
https://ru.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9 - rus
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9 - eng