The Irish Gaelic personal name "Cearbhall" refers to a butcher or a fierce warrior. There is also “O’Cearbhall” which is the son or grandson of Cearbhall. That changed to ‘O’Carroll’ and ‘Carroll.’

Carroll families in the 1880s were farmers and laborers.

Locations in the United States for Carroll families are New York, California, Texas, Massachusetts and Ohio. In England, the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire have the highest number of surname of Carroll. The county of Lanarkshire in Scotland has the highest number of the surname of Carroll. In the country of Ireland and in Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom), Carroll is a very popular surname.

Famous: David Carroll (actor), Diahann Carroll (actress and singer), Jean Carroll (actress and comedienne), P J. Carroll ( founder of eponymous Irish tobacco company), Leo G. Carroll (actor) and Pat Carroll (professional baseball player).