Jerrold or Jerold are masculine English given name variants of Gerald, a German language name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- ("spear") and suffix -wald ("rule").
Jerrold was initially brought to Great Britain by the Normans.
Jerrold is uncommon as a surname, although it was popular in the 11th and 12th century when biblical names were in style.
The name and variations of Jerrold were first put on record in 1230 for a man named John Gerard in the small village of Pipe Rolls in the county of Somerset, England.
Other early Jerrold's include: Since then, its given name has had reasonable popularity and its surname has been uncommon.