# 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:
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## 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
* Erica Carroll, Canadian actress
* 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

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* 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