Origin Displayed: Irish
Where did the Irish Carroll family come from? What is the Irish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Carroll family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?
The name Carroll has undergone many variations in the time that has passed since its genesis. In Gaelic it appeared as Cearbhaill, which is derived from the name of Cearbhal, the Lord of Ely who helped King Brian Boru lead the Irish to victory over the Danes at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
One name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer because during the Middle Ages an illiterate person had no way to specify an exact spelling of his name to be a scribe. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Carroll family name include O'Carroll, Carroll, Carrel, Carrell, Carrill, Carrol, Carroll, Caryll, Garvil, Garvill and many more.
First found in counties Tipperary, Offaly, Monaghan and Louth, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
