# Carol (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carol/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,436 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,984 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 215,004 people |
| Change since 2000 | -8.6% (1,571 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carol in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carol in the United States.

## People named Carol

- Sue Carol, American actress, talent agent (1906–1982)
- Cindy Carol, American actress

## Similar surnames

Carroll, Carrillo, Carl, Carrell, Carley, Carillo, Carlo, Carle, Crowl, Carrol, Carollo, Croley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.