Carroll (surname)

Carroll
Origin
Language(s)Irish
Meaning"fierce in battle"
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant form(s)Ó Cearbhaill, Cearbhall

Carroll is an Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó Cearbhaill and Cearbhall, meaning "fierce in battle".[1] Other equivalent forms of spelling the surname include Carrol, Caroll and Carol.

Notable people with the surname include:

  1. ^ Grenham, John (1994). The Little Book of Irish Clans. Dublin, Ireland: John Hinde. p. 14. ISBN 0-7858-0083-2.