Find out how popular the last name McCarroll is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McCarroll.

McCarroll, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McCarroll surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McCarroll in America

McCarroll is the 9940th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McCarroll surname appeared 3,246 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname McCarroll.

We can also compare 2010 data for McCarroll to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McCarroll

The surname McCarroll is of Irish origin, stemming from the 17th century. It is an Anglicized version of the Gaelic name Mac Arail, which means "son of Arail." The name Arail is a diminutive form of the Irish name Arul, derived from the Old Norse name Arndill, meaning "eagle power."

McCarroll is considered a variant spelling of the more common Irish surnames McCarrell and McCarrol. These names were primarily found in County Down, particularly in the baronies of Iveagh and Kinelearty. In the 16th and 17th centuries, records show the McCarroll surname concentrated in the areas around Downpatrick and Newry.

One of the earliest documented references to the name can be found in the Hearth Money Rolls of 1663, which list several McCarroll households in County Down. The 1659 Census of Ireland also includes entries for families with this surname.

Notable individuals with the McCarroll surname include John McCarroll (1718-1810), an Irish-born merchant and landowner in Pennsylvania. Another prominent figure was Reverend James McCarroll (1799-1874), an Irish Presbyterian minister who emigrated to the United States and became the second president of Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.

In the 19th century, William McCarroll (1815-1890) was a successful businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada, serving as a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Meanwhile, John McCarroll (1826-1898) was an American Catholic priest and author from Philadelphia.

Moving into the 20th century, Kathleen McCarroll (1919-2001) was a British actress and theater director, best known for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. More recently, Thomas McCarroll (born 1945) is an American author and educator who has written extensively on Irish literature and culture.

Throughout history, the McCarroll surname has undergone various spelling variations, including MacCarroll, McCarrole, McCarrold, and McArrol, reflecting the differences in pronunciation and transcription across regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McCarroll

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McCarroll.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McCarroll was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McCarroll has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McCarroll was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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