Kroll

English

Etymology

As a German and Dutch surname, from a nickname meaning "curly (haired);" see curl.
As a German and Polish surname, spelling variant of Krol.
Also as a German surname, from Kröll, from the Germanic personal name Rollo, from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame, victory”).

Proper noun

Kroll (plural Krolls)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Kroll is the 3253^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11098 individuals. Kroll is most common among White (94.5%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kroll”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 356.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Kroll f (plural Krollen)

curl, ringlet

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