As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CURLL. CURL. Probably the same as the Scottish carl, which is connected â– with the Germ, hed, fortis, corjiore robusto praeditus. See Jamieson.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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