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Errol

Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Errol: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1984.

Of Caribbean origin via Scottish plantation owners, Errol began as a locational surname from the Scottish village of Errol in Perthshire, whose name likely derives from the Old English *earn* meaning "eagle" or the Pictish *erw* for "army." The name gained international fame through Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star of films like *The Adventures of Robin Hood* who was born in Tasmania but of Scottish descent. A literary bearer is Errol White, the British poet and critic. The surname Erroll belongs to an ancient Scottish aristocratic family, the Earls of Erroll, whose seat is Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire—though no named place directly shares the root. Interestingly, as a given name, Errol saw a spike in Scotland in the 1970s, likely influenced by Flynn's enduring cinematic legacy rather than any Scottish tradition.