Croll Surname

107,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Croll Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Curly-headed [Middle English croll(e, curly: cp. Dano-Norwegian krölle = Dutch krul= Middle High German krolle, a curl]

Croll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0191:179,52417,952
England5561:100,21210,582
Germany4151:193,98922,411
Scotland3541:15,1241,895
Australia3311:81,5589,472
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Jamaica481:59,7913,201
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Wales421:73,6796,340
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
France101:6,642,272293,169
Austria101:851,54467,454
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4901:7,6391,069
England811:300,93020,318
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5771:87,0349,029

Croll (12) may also be a first name.

Croll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Curly-headed [Middle English croll(e, curly: cp. Dano-Norwegian krölle = Dutch krul= Middle High German krolle, a curl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Crull or Cruel, appears to be a corruption of Criol. See Kerrell.

The Norman People (1874)

Croll Last Name Facts

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

Croll is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croll? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,409th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,677,226 people. The last name Croll is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Croll reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Croll is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,019 people, or 1 in 179,524. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Croll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Croll has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Croll last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 686 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Croll Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Croll last name is chiefly Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Croll surname are 37.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Croll earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.03% less than the national average, earning R 187,656 per year; in United States they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning $49,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.92% more than the national average, earning $59,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crolle91173/
Croell9196/
Crroll917/
Scroll911/
Chroll911/
Croull910/
Crooll910/
Crol89241/
Schroll836,541/
Crosell8322/
Csrroll832/
Crocell831/
Croulle831/
Qucroll831/
Kroll8042,070/
Crull802,178/
Crall801,424/
Crole80409/
Croul80169/
Croel80132/
Chrol80132/
Šroll8048/
Croyl8040/
Croil8032/
Sroll809/
Crgol809/
Scrol807/
Crool805/
Crüll805/
Crosl801/
Crotl801/
Crohl800/
Schrolle7737/
Crossell773/
Croseell771/
Schrroll771/
Crossill770/
Croscell770/
Croyle732,303/
Kroell73613/
Shroll73408/
Cralle73254/
Krolle73104/
Croule7330/
Crogli7315/
Croile7311/
Schrol739/
Crould738/
Crulle738/
Crosle736/
Khroll735/
Crotel733/
Krooll732/
Kroëll732/
Craull731/
Krollt731/
Chrull731/
Croold731/
Srolle731/
Crosel730/
Crocel730/
Chrold730/
Tzroll730/
Cruill730/
Kroull730/
Scrool730/
Scroil730/
Chrhol730/
Crouchill7112/
Crosshill711/
Crouchell711/
Krol6717,674/
Crul67697/
Schrall67444/
Zrol67102/
Srol6791/
Cral6782/
Šrol6780/
Crusell6774/
Croisel6749/
Schrollová6743/
Schrold6733/
Crousil6732/
Crousel6724/
Crousle6719/
Croisyl6711/
Crahall6710/
Schrohl679/
Schrole678/
Crochel677/
Croutel676/
Chrhoul674/
Crossel672/
Schrool672/
Crasill671/
Crossil671/
Shchrol671/
Croselt670/
Crucell670/
Shroull670/
Shroill670/

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Croll Reference & Research

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