Given name & surname

Kroll

“fame, victory”

Kroll is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a German and Polish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “fame, victory.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

As a German and Polish surname, it comes from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz.

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Kroll’s family of names

In German usage, Kroll as a surname has a related form in CROLL. In German usage, Kroll as a surname has a related form in CROLL. In German usage, Kroll as a surname has a related form in GROLL.

Walk Kroll’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Kroll has relatives in 3 languages.

EnglishGerman

6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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