# Kroll (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,098 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,253 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,820 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (10,731 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a German and Dutch surname, from a nickname meaning "curly (haired);" see curl. * As a German and Polish surname, spelling variant of Krol. * Also as a German surname, from Kröll, from the Germanic personal name Rollo, from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame, victory”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kroll 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kroll in the United States and Belgium.

## People named Kroll

- Nick Kroll, American comedian and actor
- Lucien Kroll, Belgian architect (1927–2022)
- William Kroll, American musician (1901–1980)

## Similar surnames

Krull, Krol, Krall, Kral, Krell, Krill, Karol, Karl, Kerley, Karle, Kiraly.

## 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.