Krol is a surname of several possible origins.
It may be a
Dutch surname
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
. It originally was a nickname of someone with curly hair (''krul'' still means "curl" in Modern Dutch).
Krol
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands As well as or the German surname Kroll.
The name may also be a direct translation stemming from a version of the Polish surname ''Król'', the Belarusian/Ukrainian surname ''Krol''', both literally translated to English is "King".
Krol
* Aaron Krol (born 1979), Computer Programmer and Hacker
* Aaron Krol (1964–2011), Computer Programmer
* (1920–2015), German horn player and composer
* Ed Krol (born 1951), American internet pioneer and technology writer
* George A. Krol (born 1956), American diplomat
* Gerrit Krol (1934–2013), Dutch author, essayist and writer
* (born 1945), Dutch CDA politician
* Hans Krol (born 1943), Dutch librarian and historian
* Henk Krol (born 1950), Dutch journalist, publisher, and politician
* Ian Krol (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
* Jack Krol (1936–1994), American baseball coach and manager
* Joe Krol
Joseph "King" Krol (February 20, 1919 – December 16, 2008) was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/ punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955. Considered as possibly the most versatile player in Canadian fo ...
(1915–1993), Canadian ice hockey player
* Joe Krol
Joseph "King" Krol (February 20, 1919 – December 16, 2008) was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/ punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955. Considered as possibly the most versatile player in Canadian fo ...
(1919–2008), Canadian Football League player
* John Krol (1910–1996), American Roman Catholic Cardinal
* Katharine L. Krol, M.D., FSIR, FACR, American interventional radiologist
* Leendert Krol (born 1939), Dutch field hockey player.
* Louisa John-Krol, Australian folk/pop musician
* Melvin Krol (born 1998), German football forward
* Mike Krol (born 1984), American musician and graphic designer
* Petr Krol (born 1965), Czech weightlifter
* Petra Krol (fl. 1970s), East German slalom canoeist
* Ruud Krol (born 1949), Dutch footballer and coach
* Sebastiaen Jansen Krol
Bastiaen Jansz Krol (also ''Sebastia(e)n'' ''Jans(s)en'' ''Crol'' Crol, Bastiaen Janssen (1630): '' Contract of sale of land along the Hudson River from the Mahican Indians to Kiliaen van Rensselaer'' on Wikisource or ''Crull''; 1595, Harling ...
(1595–1674), Dutch Director-General of New Netherland
* Thomas Krol (born 1992), Dutch speed skater
* Torsten Krol, Australian novelist
* Mike Krol (born 1984), American musician
Król
Król () is a Polish surname meaning "king
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
" and may refer to:
* Aleksandra Król (born 1990), Polish snowboarder
* (born 1983), Polish racing cyclist
* Jan Król (born 1950), Polish economist and politician
* Joachim Król (born 1957), German actor of Polish descent
* Kamil Król (born 1987), Polish football striker
* Krzysztof Król
Krzysztof Łukasz Król (born 6 February 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer who is a coach for the American youth soccer club SAA United SC in Schaumburg, IL.
Career
Król played with the youth teams of Górnik Radlin, WSP Wodzi ...
(born 1987), Polish football defender
* Marcin Król z Żurawicy (c. 1422–1460), Polish mathematician, astronomer, and physician
* Paweł Król (born 1960), Polish international footballer
* Piotr Marek Król (born 1974), Polish politician
* Rafał Król (born 1989), Polish football midfielder
* Stanisław Król (1916–1944), Polish fighter pilot
* Wacław Król (1915–1991), Polish military pilot
* Wiesław Król (born 1938), Polish hurdler
* Władysław Król (1907–1991), Polish football and ice hockey player
* Zdzisław Król (1935–2010), Polish Roman Catholic priest
Krol'
* (1879–1939), Soviet Belarusian neurologist
* (1862–1942), Ukrainian-Russian ethnologue, publisher and jurist
See also
* Kroll
* Krol Ko at Angkor, Cambodia
* Krul
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Polish-language surnames
Surnames from nicknames