How common is the surname Carrol?

2,307 people in the United States had the surname Carrol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. It ranked 13,236th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carrol?

Regina Carrol, American actress (1943-1992).

Where is the surname Carrol most common?

Wikidata records people named Carrol in the United States.

Is the surname Carrol getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,383 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,307 in 2010, down 3.2%.

Is Carrol also a first name?

Yes. Carrol is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Carrol

An Irish surname, carried by 2,307 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C640 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carrol is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish, of less common usage, variant of Carroll, derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,307 people named Carrol in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,383.

#13,236

rank among US surnames

2,307

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,028)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,230	Prindle	2,309	133,714
#13,233	Ester	2,308	133,772
#13,236	Banton	2,307	133,830
#13,241	Hoadley	2,306	133,888

Who is named Carrol

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

70% of people named Carrol identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carrols

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Regina Carrol
American actress (1943-1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carrol

Carrol has the Soundex code C640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C640.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Carrol come from?: Carrol is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Carrol?: 2,307 people in the United States had the surname Carrol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,830 Americans. It ranked 13,236th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carrol?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Carrol identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carrol?: Regina Carrol, American actress (1943-1992).
Where is the surname Carrol most common?: Wikidata records people named Carrol in the United States.
Is the surname Carrol getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,383 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,307 in 2010, down 3.2%.
Is Carrol also a first name?: Yes. Carrol is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.