Etymograph

English

McCarroll

McCarroll comes from Irish Mac Cearbhaill ‘son of Cearbhall’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Cearbhaill‘son of Cearbhall’
  2. EnglishtodayMcCarroll

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Cearbhaill‘son of Cearbhall’
  2. EnglishtodayMcCarroll

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cearbhaill (‘son of Cearbhall’), a personal name of uncertain origin.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Mac Cearbhaill / McCarroll