Farrell Surname
Approximately 142,476 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72,623 | 1:4,991 | 552 |
| England | 19,436 | 1:2,867 | 384 |
| Ireland | 16,958 | 1:278 | 29 |
| Australia | 11,148 | 1:2,422 | 318 |
| Canada | 8,969 | 1:4,108 | 545 |
| Scotland | 2,702 | 1:1,981 | 355 |
| South Africa | 1,951 | 1:27,769 | 3,562 |
| New Zealand | 1,599 | 1:2,832 | 411 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,457 | 1:1,266 | 260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 783 | 1:1,742 | 294 |
| Wales | 554 | 1:5,586 | 622 |
| Argentina | 425 | 1:100,573 | 8,481 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| France | 293 | 1:226,699 | 35,158 |
| Thailand | 292 | 1:241,912 | 41,006 |
| Barbados | 290 | 1:991 | 238 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 190 | 1:522 | 88 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 155 | 1:727 | 158 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 138 | 1:400 | 89 |
| Spain | 133 | 1:351,519 | 20,096 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Germany | 132 | 1:609,890 | 48,740 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 115 | 1:960 | 141 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Malta | 66 | 1:6,519 | 434 |
| Isle of Man | 64 | 1:1,341 | 226 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Montserrat | 62 | 1:80 | 10 |
| Panama | 59 | 1:66,309 | 2,910 |
| Guyana | 57 | 1:13,372 | 1,858 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Italy | 44 | 1:1,389,925 | 78,899 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Jamaica | 33 | 1:86,968 | 3,873 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 25 | 1:2,183 | 246 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Gibraltar | 22 | 1:1,543 | 353 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | 1:482,225 | 23,275 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| British Virgin Islands | 18 | 1:1,755 | 240 |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 1:407,527 | 3,230 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Saint Lucia | 18 | 1:9,932 | 1,037 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Namibia | 14 | 1:172,100 | 9,625 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12,598 | 1:352 | 36 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,729 | 1:5,154 | 781 |
| Scotland | 842 | 1:4,446 | 706 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:14,522 | 864 |
| Guernsey | 13 | 1:2,512 | 419 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,039 | 1:3,131 | 368 |
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.
Ó Fearghail A numerous and and important sept of Annaly. IF 139; Map Long; Plate XI
“Little Farrier” in Old English. See Farrar.
(Irish) Grandson of Fearghal (super valor).
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.
Farrell Demographics
Average Farrell Salary in
United States
$47,748 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Farrell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farrell in the Russian language | ||
| Фаррелл | farrell | - |
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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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