Carroll Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Carroll ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 38
Buckinghamshire 21
Berkshire 4
Cambridgeshire 4
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 249
Cornwall 11
Cumberland 23
Derbyshire 30
Devon 39
Dorset 8
Durham 344
Essex 110
Gloucestershire 64
Hampshire 105
Herefordshire 8
Hertfordshire 20
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 7
Kent 91
Lancashire 2,338
Leicestershire 29
Lincolnshire 26
London 806
Middlesex 87
Northumberland 115
Norfolk 5
Northamptonshire 52
Nottinghamshire 22
Oxfordshire 10
Rutland 0
Shropshire 11
Suffolk 3
Somerset 13
Surrey 88
Sussex 36
Staffordshire 166
Warwickshire 105
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 6
Worcestershire 60
Yorkshire 698

Wales

Anglesey 4
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 5
Carnarvonshire 4
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 4
Flintshire 11
Glamorgan 84
Merionethshire 8
Montgomeryshire 6
Monmouthshire 22
Pembrokeshire 16
Radnorshire 1

Carroll Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carroll family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 128
Dock Labourer 77
Cotton Weaver 50
Scholar 44
Living On Own Means 37
General Servant Domestic 35
Dress Maker 32
Coal Miner Hewer 28
Charwoman 27
Domestic Servant 27
Tailor 19
Cotton Spinner 19
Iron Moulder 17
Cook Domestic 16
Hawker 16
Laundress Wash 16
Laundress 14
Tailoress 14
Cotton Card Room Hand 14
Worsted Spinner 14
At School 13
School Teacher 13
Commercial Clerk 12
Servant Domestic 12
Coal Hewer 12

Most Frequent Forenames for Carroll

Name Census Frequency
Mary Carroll 3,192
John Carroll 2,887
James Carroll 1,832
William Carroll 1,615
Thomas Carroll 1,574
Elizabeth Carroll 1,129
Margaret Carroll 1,050
Catherine Carroll 911
Ellen Carroll 862
Patrick Carroll 817
Sarah Carroll 693
Michael Carroll 677
Ann Carroll 614
Annie Carroll 563
Joseph Carroll 548
Bridget Carroll 508
Edward Carroll 480
Jane Carroll 476
George Carroll 422
Alice Carroll 358
Henry Carroll 334
Charles Carroll 317
Peter Carroll 306
Eliza Carroll 267
Richard Carroll 255

Carroll Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carroll 100% 33,317
2 Carrol 86% 5,972
3 Currell 71% 4,407
4 Carrell 86% 3,691
5 Carrall 86% 1,871
6 Corrall 71% 1,630
7 Carrel 71% 1,533
8 Currall 71% 1,495
9 Carral 71% 593
10 Carol 71% 590
11 Caroll 86% 583
12 Correll 71% 525
13 Carrole 86% 319
14 Corroll 86% 267
15 Currill 71% 259
16 Carrill 86% 227

Did you know?

The surname Carroll is the most popular version of all its varients

Search for the Carroll family