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Carolan Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cearbhalláin a northern and midland Irish name meaning ‘descendant of Cearbhallán’ a diminutive of the personal name Cearbhall (see Carroll).

Anglicized form of Ó Cairealláin ‘descendant of Caireallán’ a diminutive of the personal name Caireall.

In the 12th and 13th centuries this family were chieftains of Clondermot in Derry.

Carleton was later adopted as an English equivalent.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Carolan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Carolan in 1944 was 34, and 71 in 2004.

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