The Karamzin family is a noted Russian noble family of

Tatar Tatar may refer to: Peoples * Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" * Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia * Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...

origin. It originates from the Tatar name Kara-Murza, meaning ''black lord''. Karamzin () is also a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Karamzina.

Notable members

* Aurora Karamzin (1808–1902), Finnish-Swede philanthropist, wife of Andrei Karamzin, a son of Nikolay *

Nikolay Karamzin Nikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin () was a Russian historian, writer, poet and critic. He is best remembered for his fundamental ''History of the Russian State'', a 12-volume national history. Early life Karamzin was born in the small village of ...

(1766–1826), Russian writer, poet, historian and critic

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