# Kroll

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,720

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a German and Dutch surname, from a nickname meaning "curly (haired);" see curl.
* As a German and Polish surname, spelling variant of Krol.
* Also as a German surname, from Kröll, from the Germanic personal name Rollo, from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame, victory”).

## Easily confused with
- **kill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kill-vs-kroll)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kool-vs-kroll)
- **Kohl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kroll)
- **kell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kroll)
- **knoll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knoll-vs-kroll)
- **krill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krill-vs-kroll)
- **knell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knell-vs-kroll)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kkroll`, `korll`, `krlol`, `krol`, `krroll`, `rkoll`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kroll