237 Global Croal Family Members

Croal Family History

This unusual surname is medieval Scottish and from the Kincardinshire region, although of French ancestry. Recorded in a number of spellings including Croal, Croall, Crole and Croll, it is believed to be originally from the village of Crieul, near Eu, in the department of Seine-Inferieur. According to the famous etymologist the late G F Black, a place called Croll did exist in Dumfriesshire, South-West Scotland, but if so there is no evidence that the surname came from there. It is perhaps surprising that given the long history of this surname, it is not better known, because it was one of the first of all surnames to be registered in Scotland.