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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Carrol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carrol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carrol (Marathi: करोल) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Carrol? popularity and diffusion
It is the 130,452nd most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,101,368 people. It is predominantly 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. Carrol is also the 44,862nd most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 15,762 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,917 people, or 1 in 189,076. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Missouri, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
Carrol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Carrol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carrol last name declined 65 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carrol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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 national average, with 59.89% being registered to vote for the political 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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