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. Notable people with the name include the following:
- Brett Carolan, American football player
- Brian Carolan, Australian sailor
- Cathal Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Edwin Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Joe Carolan, Irish football player
- Kate Carolan, Irish-American news reporter
- Kevin Carolan, American actor
- Michael Carolan, Irish republican activist
- Niall Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Nigel Carolan, Irish rugby coach
- Paddy Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Ray Carolan, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Reggie Carolan, American football player
- Robert F. Carolan, American judge
- Ronan Carolan, Gaelic footballer
- Stuart Carolan, Irish screenwriter, producer, and playwright
- Tom Carolan, American music executive and entrepreneur.
- Trevor Carolan, Canadian writer