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
 * 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
 * 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 (nuncio) (1912–1980), Irish archbishop in Liberia
 * Francis Carroll (1930–2024), Australian metropolitan archbishop
 * Frank Carroll (born 1938), 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
 * 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 (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, Canadian politician from Toronto
 * Sidney Carroll (1913–1988), American film and television screenwriter

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 (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