Carroll

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since 1880

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English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Synonyms: charles dodgson, charles lutwidge dodgson, dodgson, lewis carroll, and reverend dodgson

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An Irish surnameâ€‹ derived from the Irish Ã“ Cearbhaill.
Lewis Carroll - pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A female given name, a less common spelling of Carol.
An early ripening apple cultivar

Notable Persons Named Carroll

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor was an actor, comedian, producer, director, television producer, and television director. His career lasted from 1951 to 2000. Carroll was given the name John Carroll O'Connor on August 2nd, 1924 in Manhattan. He left this life on June 21st, 2001.

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Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker is an actress. She was most prominent from 1952 to 2003. Carroll was born on May 28th, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Carroll Shelby

Carroll Shelby is a formula one racer.

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Carroll Rosenbloom

Carroll Rosenbloom was a businessman. Carroll was born on March 5th, 1907 in Baltimore. He left this life on April 2nd, 1979.

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Carroll Dunham

Carroll was born on November 5th, 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Carroll Quigley

Carroll Quigley was a professor, historian, and author. Carroll was born on November 9th, 1910 in Boston. He passed away on January 3rd, 1977.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Carroll

Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll was a children's literature, fantasy literature, mathematical logic, poetry, literary nonsense, linear algebra, and voting system writer, mathematician, anglican cleric, photographer, artist, and anglicanism. Lewis was given the name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27th, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. Lewis is also known as Dodgson and Charles Lutwidge (real name). He breathed his last breath on January 14th, 1898.

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Buckethead

Buckethead is a heavy metal music, progressive metal, funk metal, avant-garde metal, instrumental rock, experimental rock, and ambient music musician. He plays Gibson Les Paul, Jackson King V, and ESP M-II. He holds the title Excerpt of "Jordan". He was most prominent from 1985 to present. Buckethead was given the name Brian Patrick Carroll on May 13th, 1969. Buckethead is also known as Buckethead, Carroll, and Brian Patrick.

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Andy Carroll

Andy Carroll is a soccer player for the West Ham United F.C., Newcastle United F.C. Reserves, Academy, Newcastle United F.C., Preston North End F.C., Liverpool F.C., England national under-19 football team, England national under-21 football team, and England national football team. Andy was born on January 6th, 1989 in Gateshead, England.

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Pete Carroll

Pete Carroll is an american football player. Pete was born on September 15th, 1951 in San Francisco.

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Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll is an actor, singing, actress, and singer. She was most prominent from 1954 to present. Diahann was given the name Carol Diahann Johnson on July 17th, 1935 in The Bronx.

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Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll was an author, poet, musician, and autobiographer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1967 to 2009. Jim was given the name James Dennis Carroll on August 1st, 1949 in Manhattan. He left this life on September 11th, 2009.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	26	0	26
1881	22	0	22
1882	32	0	32
1883	31	0	31
1884	24	0	24
1885	26	0	26
1886	25	0	25
1887	34	0	34
1888	37	0	37
1889	33	0	33
1890	41	0	41
1891	29	0	29
1892	48	0	48
1893	50	0	50
1894	46	0	46
1895	61	0	61
1896	55	5	50
1897	65	7	58
1898	51	0	51
1899	65	5	60
1900	69	0	69
1901	46	0	46
1902	52	0	52
1903	60	0	60
1904	83	13	70
1905	72	0	72
1906	62	0	62
1907	78	6	72
1908	91	14	77
1909	102	15	87
1910	100	11	89
1911	127	14	113
1912	264	8	256
1913	293	29	264
1914	414	32	382
1915	560	33	527
1916	578	37	541
1917	615	52	563
1918	584	63	521
1919	591	61	530
1920	647	40	607
1921	719	50	669
1922	643	54	589
1923	764	64	700
1924	727	58	669
1925	786	55	731
1926	814	76	738
1927	762	68	694
1928	721	66	655
1929	779	72	707
1930	845	88	757
1931	830	80	750
1932	905	90	815
1933	876	103	773
1934	976	102	874
1935	928	119	809
1936	928	138	790
1937	923	144	779
1938	985	157	828
1939	920	133	787
1940	910	156	754
1941	945	163	782
1942	978	191	787
1943	1,034	208	826
1944	882	176	706
1945	811	163	648
1946	854	172	682
1947	830	160	670
1948	782	177	605
1949	771	148	623
1950	685	131	554
1951	630	116	514
1952	585	99	486
1953	520	96	424
1954	526	95	431
1955	483	80	403
1956	489	96	393
1957	468	89	379
1958	366	83	283
1959	371	67	304
1960	362	90	272
1961	326	61	265
1962	295	62	233
1963	321	57	264
1964	265	61	204
1965	226	49	177
1966	238	55	183
1967	229	45	184
1968	219	47	172
1969	200	44	156
1970	193	45	148
1971	175	30	145
1972	156	22	134
1973	152	34	118
1974	117	19	98
1975	108	15	93
1976	106	21	85
1977	109	21	88
1978	93	31	62
1979	93	22	71
1980	92	14	78
1981	80	13	67
1982	87	21	66
1983	78	9	69
1984	60	13	47
1985	90	30	60
1986	61	10	51
1987	60	14	46
1988	52	5	47
1989	59	8	51
1990	63	17	46
1991	40	9	31
1992	47	15	32
1993	33	7	26
1994	35	13	22
1995	37	8	29
1996	26	8	18
1997	32	9	23
1998	27	12	15
1999	17	0	17
2000	12	0	12
2001	14	0	14
2002	10	0	10
2003	15	0	15
2004	12	0	12
2005	13	5	8
2006	16	0	16
2007	13	5	8
2008	9	0	9
2009	9	0	9
2010	9	0	9
2011	7	0	7
2012	13	0	13
2013	15	0	15
2014	6	0	6
2015	9	0	9
2016	10	0	10
2017	11	6	5

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Carroll	U.S.
█	White	82.95%	64.26%
█	African American	11.48%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.61%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.67%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.92%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.36%	16.26%

Of Last Name Carroll

People with the last name Carroll are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Carroll

What name lists does Carroll rank for?

#69 Old-Fashioned Boy Names

#130 Unisex Names

#54 Last Name First Names
How Popular is the name Carroll? Carroll is the 1,133^rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Carroll was the 215^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Carroll have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 41,302 babies born with the first name Carroll in the United States. That's more than enough people named Carroll to occupy the territory of Sint Maarten (the Netherlands) with an estimated population of 37,429 (as of January 1, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Carroll? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 26 new born babies.
When was Carroll first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Carroll is Monday, October 24th, 1859.
What year had the most people named Carroll born? The highest recorded use of the first name Carroll was in 1934 with a total of 874 babies.
Random Carroll Factoid: According to the 1917 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Carroll ranks 59^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Maryland. Imagine that, 36 babies in Maryland have the same name as you in 1917.
Weird things about the name Carroll: Your name in reverse order is Llorrac. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Rclrloa. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Carroll? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 134,317 people with the last name Carroll.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Carroll? Carroll was ranked as the 215^th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!