The Carole Last Name

If your family name is Carole, its origin lies with Carol, a long-established Irish surname. Taken at its root, Carole points to “Descendant of Cearbhall”. Carole adds “e” to Carol, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. The same family of names includes Carola and Carla.

546 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Carole name at birth. Births ran at 7 in 1891–1900 and 74 in 1991–2000. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Carrol, Carl and Carroll.

There is no single Carole family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Carole family name pack.