De Criol is a patronymic surname of French and/or Catalan origin, most likely from near Normandy. [1] It is derived from the obsolete Catalan personal name Oriol, which is Old French and Old Catalan for "Oriole," which in turn comes from the Latin word Aureolus, which means "Golden." [2] The name is recorded in England as early as 1194 A.D.. [1]
The name is most often found in Western Europe and Haiti. [2]
Famous people with the surname include: