Popularity: The name Errol ranked 764th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Some have associated this Scottish place name with Earl, a surname that was often taken by those in the employ of minor nobelmen. Others have identified it with the Latin verb errare, meaning ''to wander.''