Carolan (surname)

Carolan is a surname that is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cearbhalláin, meaning ‘descendant of Cearbhallán’, which is a diminutive of the personal name Cearbhall (see Carroll). Notable people with the name include the following:


 * Brett Carolan (born 1971), American football player
 * Brian Carolan (1927 – 1983), Australian sailor
 * Cathal Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Edwin Carolan (died 1982), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Joe Carolan (born 1937), Irish football player
 * Kate Carolan (born 1982), Irish-American news reporter
 * Kevin Carolan (born 1968), American actor
 * Michael Carolan (1875 – 1930), Irish republican activist
 * Niall Carolan (born 2002), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Nigel Carolan (born 1974), Irish rugby coach
 * Ray Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Reggie Carolan (1939–1983), American football player
 * Robert F. Carolan (born 1945), American judge
 * Ronan Carolan, Gaelic footballer
 * Stuart Carolan, Irish screenwriter, producer, and playwright
 * Tom Carolan (born 1961), American music executive and entrepreneur.
 * Trevor Carolan (born 1951), Canadian writer