Carroll Surname
Approximately 260,044 people bear this surname
Carroll Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Warrior, Champion [Irish Cearbhall]
Read More About This SurnameCarroll Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 180,976 | 1:2,003 | 184 |
| England | 22,154 | 1:2,515 | 324 |
| Australia | 18,007 | 1:1,499 | 173 |
| Ireland | 16,827 | 1:280 | 30 |
| Canada | 9,257 | 1:3,980 | 530 |
| Scotland | 3,125 | 1:1,713 | 312 |
| New Zealand | 1,802 | 1:2,513 | 356 |
| Bahamas | 1,067 | 1:367 | 80 |
| South Africa | 1,042 | 1:51,994 | 6,584 |
| Wales | 946 | 1:3,271 | 353 |
| Northern Ireland | 827 | 1:2,231 | 463 |
| Thailand | 543 | 1:130,089 | 19,796 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Colombia | 288 | 1:165,882 | 4,553 |
| France | 238 | 1:279,087 | 42,874 |
| Spain | 221 | 1:211,548 | 14,299 |
| Dominican Republic | 208 | 1:50,158 | 2,578 |
| Germany | 171 | 1:470,792 | 41,127 |
| Guyana | 122 | 1:6,248 | 1,073 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Jamaica | 119 | 1:24,117 | 1,966 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Mexico | 65 | 1:1,909,634 | 18,382 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Japan | 58 | 1:2,204,212 | 28,969 |
| Guatemala | 56 | 1:287,190 | 4,402 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 1:12,620 | 2,379 |
| Liberia | 45 | 1:97,967 | 7,863 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Panama | 41 | 1:95,421 | 3,699 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Jersey | 39 | 1:2,544 | 430 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 37 | 1:2,983 | 508 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Barbados | 21 | 1:13,688 | 897 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Cyprus | 16 | 1:55,305 | 5,325 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Hong Kong | 16 | 1:458,468 | 3,288 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| South Korea | 12 | 1:4,270,021 | 781 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14,022 | 1:316 | 28 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,276 | 1:4,620 | 700 |
| Scotland | 639 | 1:5,858 | 857 |
| Wales | 118 | 1:13,292 | 791 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,926 | 1:1,678 | 169 |
Carroll (48,428) may also be a first name.
Carroll Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Warrior, Champion [Irish Cearbhall]
Mac Cearbhaill Two distinct septs: one in south Leinster; for the other see MacCarvill. IF 74; MIF 248
Ó Cearbhaill Several different septs were so called: those of Ely O’Carroll and Oriel are the most important; minor septs were in Kerry and Leitrim. IF 74 etc; Map Kilk, Louth, Off; Plate II
(Irish) Grandson of Cearbhall (stag).
1. Possibly from the romantic rock so called in co, Sutherland. 2. A modification of Carolus, Charles.
In the case of English families, was a form of Carrell. In Ireland it is Celtic.
From the Irish O’Cearbhoil; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'grandson of Cearbhall' when translated from Irish.
One sept the lords of Ely O'Carroll derived their name from Cearball, King of Ely, one of the leaders of the victorious native Irish army at the battle of Clontarf in 1014. Another sept the O'Carroll derive their name from the princes of Oriel in the modern counties Louth and Offaly (Ireland)
The name has arisen six separate times although almost simultaneously.
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Average Carroll Salary in
United States
$43,617 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Carroll Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carroll Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carroll (Hindi: कैरल) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carroll? popularity and diffusion
The surname Carroll is the 2,102nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,024 people. The last name Carroll is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Carroll are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Carroll is also the 19,030th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 48,428 people.
The last name Carroll is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 180,976 people, or 1 in 2,003. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 131 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Carroll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Carroll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carroll last name rose 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 420 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 120 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 489 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 802 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carroll Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Carroll surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Carroll surname are 11.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.68% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Carroll earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning 332,556 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.33% more than the national average, earning R 449,928 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.61% less than the national average, earning $16,208,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $43,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,596 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carroll Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll in the Hindi language | ||
| कैरल | kairala | - |
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