Croll Surname
Approximately 4,345 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,019 | 1:179,524 | 17,952 |
| England | 556 | 1:100,212 | 10,582 |
| Germany | 415 | 1:193,989 | 22,411 |
| Scotland | 354 | 1:15,124 | 1,895 |
| Australia | 331 | 1:81,558 | 9,472 |
| Canada | 280 | 1:131,591 | 13,681 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Jamaica | 48 | 1:59,791 | 3,201 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 490 | 1:7,639 | 1,069 |
| England | 81 | 1:300,930 | 20,318 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 577 | 1:87,034 | 9,029 |
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]
For Crull or Cruel, appears to be a corruption of Criol. See Kerrell.
Croll Demographics
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Croll Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Croll Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Croll occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Croll? popularity and diffusion
The surname Croll is the 107,409th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,677,226 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 widely held first name internationally, held by 12 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,019 people, or 1 in 179,524. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Croll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Croll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Croll last name are 37.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.28% registered with the 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.
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Croll Reference & Research
Crull, Croll, Kroll, FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Footnotes
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