Firrell Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Firrell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Firrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:551,66433,983
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Firrell Last Name Facts

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

Firrell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firrell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,353,468th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Firrell occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Firrell are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

Firrell is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 551,664. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 17 percent live, Hampshire, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Firrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Firrell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Firrell last name grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firrell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Firrell surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Firrell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairrell9311/
Feirrell936/
Firrel922/
Ferrell8645,550/
Fairell86100/
Furrell8676/
Fairrel8620/
Fitrell8614/
Fiorell865/
Firzell861/
Virrell861/
Firriel861/
Firrill860/
Fyrrell860/
Firrzel860/
Firel8340/
Firll8312/
Ferriell80397/
Ferreull801/
Fearrell801/
Ferreell801/
Fairriel801/
Ferrelll800/
Feurrell800/
Ferrel7711,248/
Ferell77143/
Virell7737/
Fairel7735/
Fiorel776/
Fireld775/
Furrel774/
Firiel774/
Fyrell773/
Feirel773/
Furell773/
Firzel771/
Firril771/
Fierrl771/
Fyrrel770/
Ferrll770/
D'Ferrell751/
Firl73467/
Ferrill712,020/
Furriel71640/
Verrell71348/
Virriel71315/
Ferriel7172/
Virrill7150/
Ferruel7147/
Fiorill7134/
Viruell7116/
Fearell7115/
Vurrell719/
Feruell712/
Fereell712/
Feriell712/
Furiell711/
Ferrrel711/
Ferroel711/
Virruel711/
Ferzell711/
Fetrell711/
Fherell711/
Voirell710/
Veirell710/
Furrill710/
Fürll67216/
Virel67197/
Ferel6781/
Fairl6768/
Fierl6732/
Feirl6730/
Frele6723/
Furll6714/
Furel6713/
Firil679/
Firld671/
Pherrell671/
Firlt671/
Pfirl670/
Ferll670/
Ferrl670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Firrell
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