Carrol Surname

130,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Carrol Surname Definition:

From the Irish personal name Cearbhall. Duncan Carroll in Little Fandowie, 1653 (Dunblane). William Carrol and George Carrol served in the first Great War (Turriff).

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Carrol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9171:189,07618,758
Canada2831:130,19613,551
England2821:197,58217,327
Australia2121:127,33813,906
Jamaica1331:21,5791,827
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Colombia791:604,7357,577
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
France241:2,767,613196,808
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Gambia91:213,717372
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guyana81:95,2786,792
India71:109,580,769786,157
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3441:12,8781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8771:27,7943,770
Scotland4481:8,3551,129
Wales571:27,5161,557
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4111:9,2811,179

Carrol (15,762) may also be a first name.

Carrol Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Irish personal name Cearbhall. Duncan Carroll in Little Fandowie, 1653 (Dunblane). William Carrol and George Carrol served in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1. Possibly from the romantic rock so called in co, Sutherland. 2. A modification of Carolus, Charles.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

1. Americanized form of the Italian surname Caroli, which is a patronymic or plural form of the given name Carolo, a variant of the name Carlo. 2. English origin, from the Old English word 'ceorl,' meaning 'freeman' or 'man'. Spelling variations of Carole include Carroll, Carrol, and Caroll.

- ethantownsend

Carrol Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carrol Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Carrol (Marathi: करोल) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carrol? popularity and diffusion

Carrol is the 130,452nd most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,101,368 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Carrol are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 44,862nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 15,762 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,917 people, or 1 in 189,076. In The United States Carrol is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Missouri, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States Carrol exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Carrol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carrol has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 65 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carrol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Carrol surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Carrol surname are 13.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carrol earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.42% more than the national average, earning R 388,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $19,856,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning $39,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carroll92260,044/
Charrol92125/
Carruol9213/
Carrole9210/
Carrold923/
Carrool923/
Carroul923/
Carroel922/
Carrohl921/
Carroil921/
Ciarrol920/
Carrolt920/
Carol9121,178/
Carrolle8626/
Carrooll863/
Scarroll862/
Carrroll862/
Charroll862/
Hcarroll861/
Carrosel861/
Caarroll860/
Carroell860/
Carral835,380/
Carole834,986/
Cayrol831,694/
Caroll831,058/
Catrol83579/
Cargol83357/
Cairol83235/
Charol83128/
Sarrol83124/
Karrol83101/
Carzol8374/
Caroul8370/
Carrul8330/
Corrol8313/
Carool8311/
Caerol8310/
Scarol837/
Carold836/
Carolì833/
Jarrol832/
Caarol831/
Caroel831/
Carrousel8011/
D'Carroll801/
Jarrold771,188/
Carolle77762/
Charole77392/
Carrall77208/
Karroll77175/
Corroll7789/
Sarroul7745/
Carrale7731/
Charool7723/
Charral7718/
Jarroll7713/
Carosel7711/
Courrol7710/
Cairole779/
Carooll777/
Corroul777/
Carholt775/
Catrole775/
Sarroll774/
Carrull774/
Carosil774/
Cairoll772/
Catroll772/
Corrole771/
Caruoll771/
Carzoll771/
Caroell771/
Carosle771/
Carotel771/
Zarroll771/
Scaroll771/
Charoul771/
Caroile771/
Zarroul771/
Carraal771/
Carrult770/
Caroill770/
Caroole770/
Cearoll770/
Carralt770/
Carrald770/
Cairral770/
Caeroll770/
Charoll770/
Carholl770/
Cargoll770/
Carroussel7529/
Carrollová755/
Karol738,782/
Sarol738,227/
Caral731,429/
Jarol73345/
Corol73307/
Qarol73227/
Zarol7328/
Carul7319/
Caroulle71352/
Cayrolle7173/
Cattroll7171/
Charolle7154/
Carraale7119/
Carrusel7110/
Carosell715/
Carousel713/
Carrusil713/
Cairolle713/
Charoule712/
Carochel712/
Carrasel711/
Caroisle711/
Carolová711/
Caroucel711/
Cautroll711/
Carrault711/
Carragli711/
Carralle711/
Chharole711/
Cathroll710/
Carralhs710/
Corrolle710/
Corral6798,081/
Chorol672,408/
Karole672,291/
Carale671,904/
Kargol671,742/
Catral671,480/
Kharol671,052/
Jarral67746/
Caralp67597/
Caralt67596/
Cargal67555/
Charal67334/
Karoll67215/
Zaroil67166/
Karohl67109/
Korrol6794/
Zarole6789/
Jarole6771/
Jarold6767/
Charul6760/
Carull6758/
Sarool6757/
Karoul6739/
Jharol6737/
Carzul6735/
Cairal6726/
Sarral6722/
Kerrol6720/
Karhol6720/
Carall6719/
Sahrol6718/
Corrochel6716/
Corole6714/
Sairol6713/
Corgol6711/
Zahrol679/
Jairol679/
Cahrul678/
Karrul678/
Caural678/
Karral677/
Zarral677/
Zairol677/
Jaroil676/
Jaroll676/
Jarosl676/
Zarosl675/
Cairul675/
Corzol675/
Carule674/
Zaroul674/
Giarol674/
Carusl673/
Kayrol673/
Kahrol673/
Kairol673/
Jarool672/
Cairolová672/
Carulh672/
Karosl672/
Caroussel672/
Karzol672/
Zarzol672/
Carollová672/
Caraël672/
Kaerol672/
Karroogli672/
Karolh671/
Saurol671/
Saroil671/
Casral671/
Carzal671/
Carosiell671/
Caeral671/
Cearal671/
Jearol671/
Karolė671/
Karool671/
Qarole671/
Qaroul671/
Courrolle671/
Zarrul671/
Carruchel671/
Courol671/
Kkarol671/
Kaurol671/
Coroll670/
Carult670/
Corosl670/
Jarolt670/
Carald670/
Corold670/

Carrol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carrol in the Marathi language
करोलkarola-

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