Carroll (surname)

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

Notable people with the surname include:

A

• Adam Carroll (racing driver) (born 1982), Northern Irish racing driver
• Adam Carroll (American musician) (born 1975), American musician
• Ahmad Carroll (born 1983), American professional football player
• Aileen Carroll (1944–2020), Canadian politician from Ontario
• Alfred Carroll (1846–1924), Canadian politician
• Alma Carroll (1924–2019), 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)
• Brigid Carroll, New Zealand professor of management
• 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, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, sometimes referred to as Charles Carroll III
• Charles H. Carroll (1794–1865), American politician, representative from New York 1843–1847
• Charles J. Carroll (1882–1942), American lawyer and politician
• Chip Carroll, American actor, known for The Shopping Bag Lady
• Chuck Carroll (1906–2003), American football player
• Clay Carroll (born 1941), American baseball player
• Clinton Derricks-Carroll (born 1953), American actor and musician
• Corbin Carroll (born 2000), Taiwanese-American baseball player

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
• DeMarre Carroll (born 1986), American professional basketball player and coach
• 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 (born 1943), American advice columnist
• Ernie Carroll (1929–2022), Australian entertainer and TV personality

F

• Francis Carroll (archbishop) (1930–2024), Australian Roman Catholic archbishop
• Francis Carroll (bishop) (1890–1967), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop
• Francis Carroll (nuncio) (1912–1980), Northern Irish Roman Catholic archbishop in Liberia and diplomat
• Frank Carroll (1938–2024), 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 (1942–2021), American politician

J

• Jack Carroll (disambiguation), several people
• Jamey Carroll (born 1974), American baseball player
• James Carroll (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Carroll (1940–2012), American film, stage and television character actress
• Jason Carroll (journalist), CNN correspondent
• Jason Carroll (researcher), cancer researcher
• Jason Michael Carroll, American country music artist
• Jean Carroll (disambiguation), several people
• 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 (born 1949), American author of fantasy fiction
• Jono Carroll (born 1992), Irish professional boxer
• Joseph Carroll (disambiguation), several people
• Josie Carroll, Canadian horse trainer
• Julian Carroll (born 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 writer
• Leo G. Carroll (1892–1972), British actor
• Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898)
• Liane Carroll (born 1964), English musician
• Liz Carroll, Canadian fiddler
• Louise Carroll, Scottish field hockey defender
• Luke Carroll, Australian actor

M

• Madeleine Carroll (1906–1987), English actress
• Madeline Carroll (born 1996), American actress
• Matthew Carroll
• 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
• Nina Carroll (1932–1990), British painter
• 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 (1927–2022), American actress
• Pat Carroll (baseball) (1853–1916), American baseball player
• Pat Carroll (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player
• Paul T. Carroll American Brigadier General
• Pete Carroll (born 1951), Seattle Seahawks Head Coach
• Peter Carroll (disambiguation), several people, including those named Pete Carroll
• Philip J. Carroll (1938–2014), American businessman and government advisor

R

• Rick Carroll (1946–1989), program director for influential radio station KROQ-FM in Los Angeles
• Robert L. Carroll (1938–2020), American vertebrate paleontologist
• Robert Todd Carroll (contemporary), American professor, author, and keeper of the Skeptic's Dictionary website
• Ron Carroll (1968–2025), American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer
• Ronnie Carroll (1934–2015), Northern Irish singer and entertainer
• 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, Canadian politician from Toronto
• Sidney Carroll (1913–1988), American film and television screenwriter
• Stacey Carroll, American politician from Virginia

T

• Ted Carroll (cartoonist) (1904–1973), American cartoonist
• 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 (born 1978), Australian rules footballer

W

• Walter Carroll (1869–1955), English composer, music lecturer, and author
• Warren H. Carroll (1932–2011), 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 F. Carroll (1877–1964), Canadian politician
• William Henry Carroll (1810–1868), American Civil War Confederate general, son of Governor Carroll
• Will Carroll (born 1970), American sportswriter

Z

• Zach Carroll, American soccer player

See also

• Carroll (given name)
• McCarroll
• O'Carroll (surname)

References