Carolan (surname)

Carolan is a surname that is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cearbhalláin, meaning ‘descendant of Cearbhallán’, which is a diminutive of the personal name Cearbhall (see Carroll). Notable people with the name include the following:

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• Brett Carolan (born 1971), American football player
• Brian Carolan (1927–1983), Australian sailor
• Cathal Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
• Edwin Carolan (died 1982), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Joe Carolan (born 1937), Irish football player
• Kate Carolan (born 1982), Irish-American news reporter
• Kevin Carolan (born 1968), American actor
• Michael Carolan (1875–1930), Irish republican activist
• Niall Carolan (born 2002), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Nigel Carolan (born 1974), Irish rugby coach
• Ray Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
• Reggie Carolan (1939–1983), American football player
• Robert F. Carolan (born 1945), American judge
• Ronan Carolan, Gaelic footballer
• Stuart Carolan, Irish screenwriter, producer, and playwright
• Tom Carolan (born 1961), American music executive and entrepreneur.
• Trevor Carolan (born 1951), Canadian writer

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