Errol

Where Errol comes from

Transferred from a rare Scottish surname derived from a place name, of unknown meaning. Later interpreted as a variant of Earl in the U.S.
— Wiktionary's entry for Errol
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1896
    First appearance
    #982 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1909
    Errol Flynn born
    Australian actor
  3. 1941
    Peak, #354
    272 babies named Errol — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1945
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #548.
  5. 1948
    Errol Morris born
    American filmmaker and writer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, popularized by American Actor Errol Flynn.
Namesakes
  • Errol Flynn · Australian actor, 1909–1959
  • Errol Morris · American filmmaker and writer, born 1948
  • Errol Barrow · Barbadian politician, 1920–1987
  • Errol Spence · American boxer, born 1990
  • Errol Brown · British singer and songwriter, 1943–2015

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.