Errol Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Errol Surname Definition:

A parish in Perthshire, from which the noble family of Hay take their title of earl.

Errol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India761:10,092,966194,472
Israel431:199,01519,367
England251:2,228,72284,230
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Errol (67,065) may also be a first name.

Errol Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Perthshire, from which the noble family of Hay take their title of earl.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Errol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Errol (Arabic: آرول, Hindi: एरोल, Marathi: एरल) is found most in India. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Errol.

How Common Is The Last Name Errol? popularity and diffusion

Errol is the 1,315,412th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Errol live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Errol is also the 14,399th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 67,065 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 10,092,966. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 84 percent live, West Bengal, where 8 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Errol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Errol has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Errol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erroll9168/
Gerrol9166/
Jerrol9115/
Errold912/
Herrol911/
Erroel911/
Yerrol911/
Earrol910/
Erol89100,821/
Herrold831,668/
Jerrold8361/
Gerroll8335/
Yerrhol8311/
Jerroll835/
Yerroll835/
Yerrold832/
Herroll830/
Gerol80771/
Arrol80338/
Eroel80142/
Herol80130/
Jerol80113/
Erole8081/
Yerol8055/
Eroll8031/
Esrol8029/
Erold8020/
Ergol8019/
Erral808/
Aerol808/
Eroul804/
Erolt803/
Eroyl803/
Etrol802/
Errul801/
Earol801/
Hearrold7731/
Herrhold771/
Jerrould771/
Herold7337,929/
Herole73965/
Yerole73378/
Erhold73192/
Herolt73168/
Jerold73133/
Arroll7374/
Erholt7349/
Jerral7331/
Arroyl7321/
Arroul7316/
Harrol7311/
Yergol7311/
Jetrol736/
Herral735/
Jerole735/
Heroul734/
Heroll733/
Herzol733/
Gerral733/
Erocel732/
Arroil732/
Gergol732/
Yerral732/
Orruol731/
Eirole731/
Etrole731/
Eroile731/
Eroole731/
Gerhol731/
Jearol731/
Jergol731/
Irrool731/
Orroll731/
Ergoll731/
Erolle731/
Eruole731/
Haerol731/
Herhol731/
Erralt730/
Horrol730/
Earole730/
Jerzol730/
Eral671,878/
Erul671,077/
Herhold671,071/
Arol67836/
Orol67448/
Hierold67353/
Herrald67235/
Eyrolle67198/
Hearold67181/
Errahal67179/
Heroldt67164/
Harroll67159/
Herholt6795/
Irol6763/
Errhalt6757/
Ehrhold6743/
Herrall6732/
Yerrall6722/
Ehrohlt6717/
Jerrall6712/
Jethrol6712/
Jerrald6711/
Horroll679/
Erolova677/
Hergoul676/
Herotil676/
Gerrall675/
Yrol674/
Hirrold673/
Hierhol672/
Gergool672/
Jeerole671/
Jeherol671/
Jearool671/
Heroldd671/
Jerould671/
Eherole671/
Errault671/
Herraul671/
Jerosil671/
Jetrole671/
Èrol671/
Ejgirol671/
Jerolhe671/
Heiroll671/
Gerholl670/
Harroul670/
Heroill670/

Errol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Errol in the Hindi language
एरोलerola-
Errol in the Marathi language
एरलerala32.43
एरोलerola20.27
इरोलirola16.22
एरॉलerola10.81
ईरोलirola5.41
इरॉलirola4.05
ऍरॉलerola2.7
अेरोलaerola1.35
अरोलarola1.35
इरोळirola1.35
ऍरॉळerola1.35
ईरोलाirola1.35
Errol in the Arabic language
آرولarwl-
ايرولayrwl-

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