Krol is a surname of several possible origins. It may be a Dutch surname. It originally was a nickname of someone with curly hair (krul still means "curl" in Modern Dutch). The name may also be a simplification of the Polish surname Król, the Belarusian/Ukrainian surname Krol', both literally meaning "king", or the German surname Kroll. Notable people with the surname include: Krol 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 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 (1915-1993), Canadian ice hockey player Joe Krol (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 (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" 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 (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 Belorussian neurologist (1862–1942), Ukrainian-Russian ethnologue, publisher and jurist See also Kroll Krol Ko at Angkor, Cambodia References Dutch-language surnames Polish-language surnames Surnames from nicknames