MacCarroll Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

MacCarroll is a spelling of the Irish surname Carroll. Taken at its root, MacCarroll points to “Descendant of Cearbhall”.

MacCarroll and Carroll

MacCarroll simply joins the particle Mac to Carroll, a pattern common in Irish naming. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes O'Carroll and Carrol.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single MacCarroll family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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