Carrol Surname
Approximately 3,468 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,917 | 1:189,076 | 18,758 |
| Canada | 283 | 1:130,196 | 13,551 |
| England | 282 | 1:197,582 | 17,327 |
| Australia | 212 | 1:127,338 | 13,906 |
| Jamaica | 133 | 1:21,579 | 1,827 |
| Scotland | 131 | 1:40,869 | 3,816 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Colombia | 79 | 1:604,735 | 7,577 |
| Ireland | 70 | 1:67,271 | 4,288 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 344 | 1:12,878 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 877 | 1:27,794 | 3,770 |
| Scotland | 448 | 1:8,355 | 1,129 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:27,516 | 1,557 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,411 | 1:9,281 | 1,179 |
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).
1. Possibly from the romantic rock so called in co, Sutherland. 2. A modification of Carolus, Charles.
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.
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Carrol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carrol Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carrol (Marathi: करोल) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carrol? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 130,452nd most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,101,368 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Carrol live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 44,862nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 15,762 people.
Carrol is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held 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. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Carrol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Carrol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carrol surname 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 devotion of those holding the Carrol surname is principally 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 Republicans 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
Carrol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carrol in the Marathi language | ||
| करोल | karola | - |
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Carrol Reference & Research
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