Carroll

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Carroll

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Carroll is an Irish surname, an Anglicization of the Irish Gaelic name Cearbhall (or Cearúl, Cearúll, Cearbhall) from the word “cearbh” meaning “Hacking.”
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Carroll can also be considered as an English form of the name Carolus (or the Dutch Karel), the Latin form of Charles. Charles is a French and English form of an Old Germanic name, Karl. It comes from the word “ceorl,” which means “man.”

History:
Carroll is one of the earliest examples of an Irish surname transferred for use as a first name. It was most popular in the early 20th century, before the name Carol became popular for girls.

Pronunciation: care-ull.

Alternates: Carrol, Carol.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Carroll Davidson Wright (1840-1909)
American statistician.

Singers and Entertainers:
Carroll O’Connor (1924-2001)
American actor and producer.
Carroll Spinney (1933-)
The operator and performer of Big Bird.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.026 % named Carroll
0.006 % named Carol
0.004 % named Carrol

0.055 % surnamed Carroll

Popularity of Carroll, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 848th most popular.
1875: 474th most popular.
1900-1910: 229th most popular.
1910-1920: 237th most popular.
1920-1930: 222nd most popular.
1930-1940: 195th most popular.
1940-1950: 243rd most popular.
1950-1960: 385th most popular.
1960-1970: 528th most popular.
1970-1980: 846th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Carrol, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 806th most popular.
1910-1920: 697th most popular.
1920-1930: 535th most popular.
1930-1940: 496th most popular.
1940-1950: 671st most popular.
1950-2000: N/A

Popularity of Carol, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 797th most popular.
1920-1930: 557th most popular.
1930-1940: 380th most popular.
1940-1950: 523rd most popular.
1950-1960: 834th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A

Popularity of Carroll, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 894th most popular.
1930-1940: 741st most popular.
1940-1950: 581st most popular.
1950-1960: 936th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A

Popularity of Carrol, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 757th most popular.
1940-1950: 742nd most popular.
1950-2000: N/A