Carolan

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Carlan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearbhalláin (“descendant of Cearbhallán”), a diminutive of Cearbhall (“Carroll”).

Proper noun

Carolan (countable and uncountable, plural Carolans)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Arkansas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carolan is the 12548^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2468 individuals. Carolan is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carolan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 292.

Anagrams

• Alarcon, Alcoran, acronal, loan car