O'Carrol Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Carrol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Carrol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

O'Carrol Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Carrol Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Carrol is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Carrol? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. O'Carrol occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of O'Carrol are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 142,695. In Ireland it is most common in: Munster, where 48 percent reside and Leinster, where 45 percent reside. Excluding Ireland it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

O'Carrol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Carrol has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Carrol last name grew 1,650 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Carrol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Carroll945,173/
O'Carrole940/
Ocarrol9310/
Ocarroll881,387/
Ocarol86311/
Oicarroll821/
O'Carrall820/
O'Corroll820/
Ocaroll801/
Acarroll751/
Okarol712/
Eacarroll711/
Acarol711/

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O'Carrol Reference & Research

Carroll FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Carrol
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