Carolan
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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)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, Arkansas, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carolan is the 12548th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 292.