Carol Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Carol Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carol family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Inn Keeper 7
Labourer 4
General Servant 3
Coal Miner 2
Green Grocer 2
Cotton Doffer 2
Cotton Operative 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Out Labourer 2
Costermonger 2
Inn Keeper's Wife 2
Hawker 2
Groom 1
Laundress 1
Labourer On Railway 1
Over Consal Foo Chow China 1
Sick Nurse 1
Brick Layer 1
Carter Porter 1
Drawer Worsted 1
Shopkeeper 1
Spinner Worsted 1
Tailor 1
Tailor's Wife 1

Carol Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carroll 71% 33,317
2 Carrol 83% 5,972
3 Curl 60% 3,587
4 Carle 60% 2,966
5 Carl 80% 2,711
6 Curle 40% 2,189
7 Carrall 57% 1,871
8 Carrel 67% 1,533
9 Carral 67% 593
10 Carol 100% 590
11 Caroll 83% 583
12 Corle 40% 377
13 Carel 80% 340
14 Carlo 60% 332
15 Carrole 71% 319
16 Crole 60% 217
17 Crail 40% 169
18 Carlie 50% 135
19 Curel 60% 118
20 Ceirl 40% 111
21 Creal 40% 109

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The surname Carol is the 10th most popular variant of Carroll.

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