Carroll (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Meaning | "fierce in battle" |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | O Cearbhaill, Cearbhall |
Carroll is an Irish surname coming from the Gaelic O Cearbhaill and Cearbhall, meaning "fierce in battle".[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Adam Carroll (born 1982), Northern Irish racing driver
- Ahmad Carroll (born 1983), American professional football player
- Aileen Carroll (born 1944), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Alfred Carroll (1846–1924), Canadian politician
- Alma Carroll (born 1924), American actress
- Alma Carroll, Irish singer with The Swarbriggs Plus Two
- Andrea Carroll (born 1946), American pop singer
- Andrea Carroll (soprano), American opera and concert soprano
- Andrew Carroll (ice hockey) (born 1985), American professional ice hockey player
- Andy Carroll (born 1989), English footballer
- Anna Ella Carroll (1815–1894), American politician, pamphleteer and lobbyist
- Aurelio Valcárcel Carroll, producer and director, from 2001–present (as of 2020), of Spanish-language telenovelas
B
- Barbara Carroll (1925–2017), American jazz pianist
- Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843–1914), American pastor and theologian
- Bill Carroll (broadcaster) (born 1959), Scottish-born Canadian radio and television personality
- Bill Carroll (musician) (born 1966), American musician
- Bill Carroll (rower) (20th century), New Zealand rower
- Billy Carroll (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brian Carroll (born 1981), American soccer player
- Brian Patrick Carroll (born 1969), American guitarist (also known as Buckethead)
- Bryan H. Carroll (born 1967), American director, producer, screenwriter and editor.
- Bob Carroll (author) (1936–2009), American historian and sportswriter
- Bob Carroll (singer/actor) (1918–1994), American singer and actor
- Bob Carroll, Jr. (1918–2007), American TV writer
C
- Charles Carroll of Annapolis (1702–1782), wealthy Maryland planter and lawyer
- Charles Carroll the Settler (1661–1720), Irish-born Maryland lawyer and planter
- Charles Carroll, Barrister (1723–1783), American statesman from Maryland, delegate to the Continental Congress
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832), American politician, delegate to the second Continental Congress, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, layer of "first stone" of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, sometimes referred to as Charles Carroll III, as the third man chronologically to bear the name of Charles Carroll
- Charles H. Carroll (1794–1865), American politician, representative from New York 1843–1847
- Chuck Carroll (1906–2003), American football player
- Clay Carroll (born 1941), American baseball player
- Clinton Derricks-Carroll (born 1953), American actor and musician
D
- Daniel Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- David Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Dean Carroll (1962–2015), English rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
- Deborah Carroll, actor
- Diahann Carroll (1935–2019), American actress and singer
- Dina Carroll (born 1968), English singer
- Donald Martin Carroll (1909–2002), American Roman Catholic priest
E
- Eddie Carroll (1933–2010), Canadian-born American voice actor and comedian
- Edward Gonzalez Carroll (1910–2000), American bishop
- E. Jean Carroll (b. 1943), American advice columnist
- Ernie Carroll (born 1929), Australian entertainer and TV personality
F
- Francis Carroll (nuncio) (1912–1980), Irish archbishop in Liberia
- Francis Carroll (born 1930), Australian metropolitan archbishop
- Frank Carroll (born 1938/39), American figure skating coach
- Fred Carroll (1864–1904), American baseball player
G
- Gabriel D. Carroll (born 1982), American professor
- George Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Greg Carroll (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gregory Carroll (1929–2013), American musician
- Gregory Carroll (1977–2013), American operatic tenor
H
- Harry Carroll (1892–1962), American musician and songwriter
- Helena Carroll (1928–2013), Scottish stage actress
- Henry Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Howard Joseph Carroll (1902–1960), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Howard W. Carroll (born 1942), American politician
J
- Jack Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Jamey Carroll (born 1974), American baseball player
- James Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Jason Carroll, CNN correspondent
- Jason Carroll (researcher), cancer researcher
- Jason Michael Carroll, American country music artist
- Jean Carroll (1911–2010), American actress and comedian
- Jean Carroll (cricketer) (born 1980), Irish cricketer
- Jeff Carroll (born 1977), American scientist and Huntington's disease advocate
- Jeff Carroll (former American soccer player)
- Jill Carroll (born 1977), American journalist and kidnapping victim
- Jim Carroll, several people, see James Carroll (disambiguation)
- Joan Carroll (1931–2016), American actress
- Joan Carroll (soprano) (born 1932), American coloratura soprano
- Jock Carroll (1919–1995), Canadian journalist
- Joe Barry Carroll, American basketball player
- John Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Jon Carroll, American newspaper columnist
- Jonathan Carroll (1949–), American author of fantasy fiction
- Joseph Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Josie Carroll, Canadian horse trainer
- Julian Carroll (1931–), American Governor of Kentucky 1974–1979
K
- Kevin Carroll (gridiron football) (born 1969), American football player
L
- Lara Carroll, American swimmer
- Lee Carroll, American New Age channeller
- Leo G. Carroll (1892–1972), British actor
- Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898)
- Liane Carroll
- Liz Carroll, Canadian fiddler
- Louise Carroll, Scottish field hockey defender
- Lianne Carroll
M
- Madeleine Carroll (1906–1987), English actress
- Madeline Carroll (1996–), American actress
- Mark Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Mary Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Matt Carroll (disambiguation), several people
- Mavis B. Carroll (1917 – 2009), American statistician
- Mella Carroll
- Michael Carroll (disambiguation), several people, including those named Mickey or Mike Carroll
N
- Nancy Carroll (1903–1965), American actress
- Nyla Carroll (born 1965), New Zealand long-distance runner
O
- Ownie Carroll (1902–1975), American baseball player and college coach
P
- P. J. Carroll, founder of eponymous Irish tobacco company
- Pat Carroll (actress) (born 1927), American actress
- Pat Carroll (baseball) (1853–1916), American baseball player
- Pat Carroll (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player
- Peter Carroll (disambiguation), several people, including those named Pete Carroll
- Philip J. Carroll (1938–), American businessman and government advisor
R
- Rick Carroll (1946–1989), program director (PD) for influential radio station KROQ-FM in Los Angeles
- Ron Carroll (born 1968), also known as "The Minister of Sound" (contemporary), American singer, songwriter and producer
- Ronnie Carroll (1934–2015), Northern Irish singer and entertainer
- Robert L. Carroll, an American vertebrate paleontologist
- Robert Todd Carroll (contemporary), American professor, author, and keeper of the Skeptic's Dictionary website
- Rory Carroll (born 1972), Irish journalist working for The Guardian
- Roy Carroll, Northern Irish footballer
S
- Sean B. Carroll (contemporary), American biologist and author
- Sean M. Carroll, theoretical physicist
- Shelley Carroll
- Sidney Carroll
T
- Thomas Carroll (disambiguation), several people, including those named Tom or Tommy Carroll
- Tonie Carroll, Australian rugby league footballer
- Tony Carroll (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Trent Carroll
W
- Warren H. Carroll (contemporary), American historian, author, and professor
- Wes Carroll (born 1970), American percussionist
- William Carroll (Tennessee politician) (1788–1844), American, Governor of Tennessee 1821–1827 and 1829–1835
- William Henry Carroll (1810–1868), American Civil War Confederate general, son of Governor Carroll
- Will Carroll, Sportswriter
Z
- Zach Carroll, American soccer player
References
- ^ Grenham, John (1994). The Little Book of Irish Clans. Dublin, Ireland: John Hinde. p. 14. ISBN 0-7858-0083-2.
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