Farrell Surname

3,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Farrell Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Warrior, Champion [Old Irish Ferghal—fer, man + the aspirated form of gab valour] Of course, the later form was O'Fearghail = Grandson or Descendant of Fearghal.

Farrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States72,6231:4,991552
England19,4361:2,867384
Ireland16,9581:27829
Australia11,1481:2,422318
Canada8,9691:4,108545
Scotland2,7021:1,981355
South Africa1,9511:27,7693,562
New Zealand1,5991:2,832411
Northern Ireland1,4571:1,266260
Trinidad and Tobago7831:1,742294
Wales5541:5,586622
Argentina4251:100,5738,481
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
France2931:226,69935,158
Thailand2921:241,91241,006
Barbados2901:991238
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Antigua and Barbuda1901:52288
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1551:727158
Saint Kitts and Nevis1381:40089
Spain1331:351,51920,096
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Germany1321:609,89048,740
United States Virgin Islands1151:960141
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Malta661:6,519434
Isle of Man641:1,341226
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Montserrat621:8010
Panama591:66,3092,910
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Guernsey441:1,465311
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Jamaica331:86,9683,873
India311:24,744,045333,161
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Jersey291:3,421664
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Northern Mariana Islands251:2,183246
China221:62,150,9803,380
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Israel201:427,88233,464
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
United Arab Emirates191:482,22523,275
Aruba181:5,749789
British Virgin Islands181:1,755240
Hong Kong181:407,5273,230
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Norway181:285,68329,080
Saint Lucia181:9,9321,037
Guam161:10,0081,526
Bermuda151:4,352690
Namibia141:172,1009,625
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Dominica41:18,973529
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Swaziland41:324,550996
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland12,5981:35236
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,7291:5,154781
Scotland8421:4,446706
Wales1081:14,522864
Guernsey131:2,512419
Jersey121:4,324761
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,0391:3,131368

Farrell (6,903) may also be a first name.

Farrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Warrior, Champion [Old Irish Ferghal—fer, man + the aspirated form of gab valour] Of course, the later form was O'Fearghail = Grandson or Descendant of Fearghal.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Fearghail A numerous and and important sept of Annaly. IF 139; Map Long; Plate XI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Little Farrier” in Old English. See Farrar.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) Grandson of Fearghal (super valor).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Farrells, now of Dalyston, spring from the O'Ferrals of Mornyng and Bawn, co. Langford, who were of the clan Boy. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Farrell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Farrell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Farrell (Russian: Фаррелл) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrell? popularity and diffusion

Farrell is the 3,938th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 51,149 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Farrell live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 78,315th most common first name world-wide It is held by 6,903 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 72,623 people, or 1 in 4,991. In The United States Farrell is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 124 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

Farrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farrell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 411 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 135 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 321 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 513 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Farrell last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farrell surname are 7.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farrell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 30.48% less than the national average, earning €20,876 per year; in Norway they earn 32.8% more than the national average, earning 459,606 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,261 per year; in South Africa they earn 92.19% more than the national average, earning R 456,708 per year; in United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $51,661 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farriell9335/
Fairrell9311/
Farrrell936/
Farreell933/
Fearrell931/
Faarrell931/
Farroell930/
Hfarrell930/
Farell922,854/
Farrel921,390/
Farrll920/
D'Farrell881/
Ferrell8645,550/
Farrill86261/
Fairell86100/
Varrell8699/
Forrell8656/
Farriel8621/
Fairrel8620/
Fearell8615/
Fariell868/
Fareell863/
Farreel861/
Farrelh861/
Farzell861/
Fharrel861/
Farrael861/
Faruell860/
Fatrell860/
Faarell860/
Faraell860/
Farreld860/
Farrrel860/
Fahrrel860/
Hfarrel860/
Fahrell860/
Pfarrel860/
Farel832,064/
Farll831/
Farrl831/
Farrellová822/
Farrellova821/
Ferriell80397/
Pharrell8025/
Feirrell806/
Forriell805/
Ferreell801/
Vaurrell801/
Fairriel801/
Fattrell800/
Ferrelll800/
Feurrell800/
Varriell800/
Fourrell800/
Ferrel7711,248/
Forell77936/
Faurel77650/
Varrel77231/
Ferell77143/
Farill7795/
Fariel7764/
Varell7738/
Fairel7735/
Pfarrl7731/
Faruel7728/
Fahrel7723/
Farril7718/
Förell7718/
Farael7715/
Fharel779/
Fareld777/
Fayrel774/
Forrel773/
Fareel773/
Fatrel772/
Ffarel771/
Fasrel771/
Fearel770/
Ferrll770/
Faerel770/
Fearhelle751/
D'Ferrell751/
Farl7389/
Ferrill712,020/
Farriol71463/
Verrell71348/
Fauriel71342/
Fautrel71300/
Ferriel7172/
Ferruel7147/
Variell7143/
Fourrel7124/
Pharell7124/
Forriel7115/
Fohrell7112/
Varrill7112/
Pharrel718/
Vorrell714/
Fotrell712/
Fereell712/
Feriell712/
Feruell712/
Varriel712/
Fherell711/
Varoell711/
Foorell711/
Faurill711/
Ferroel711/
Farzeel711/
Ferrrel711/
Vearrll710/
Farioll710/
Fourell710/
Forel671,301/
Varel67825/
Fottrell67199/
Pfarl67121/
Ferel6781/
Fairl6768/
Faril6757/
Fearl6712/
Faurl677/
Varll674/
Faryl674/
Fourriel672/
Farelová672/
Pharrill671/
Pherrell671/
Farlh671/
Farrriol671/
Farld671/
Forll670/
Faerl670/
Faarl670/
Ferll670/
Ferrl670/

Farrell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farrell in the Russian language
Фарреллfarrell-

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Farrell Reference & Research

Farrell FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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Ferrill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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