Orrell Surname

102,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Orrell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Orrell,' a township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire The suffix, as will be seen below, is -hull, i.e. -hill.

'Richard de Horul in the reign of Richard I. held half a carucate in thanage': Baines' Lancashire.

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Orrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3811:152,23015,634
England1,4741:37,8014,927
Australia2671:101,10711,415
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Sweden721:136,7619,670
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Wales241:128,9399,528
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Gibraltar131:2,612585
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1151:21,8613,091
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:129,09712,418

The alternate forms: Orréll (2) are calculated separately.

Orrell (99) may also be a first name.

Orrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Orrell,' a township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire The suffix, as will be seen below, is -hull, i.e. -hill.

'Richard de Horul in the reign of Richard I. held half a carucate in thanage': Baines' Lancashire.

'In 32 Edward I. Robert de Holand had a charter for free warren in Holand, Hale, Orhull, and Martian': ibid.

(a) 'Of Orrell,' a township in the parish of Sephton, Lancashire.

'In 13 Edward III. Henry Blundell, of Crosby, gave to William, his son, all his property in Rainil, Orel, Downlitherland, Thornton, and Sephton': Baines' Lancashire.

The surname passed over the border into Cheshire, and is well known there and in Lancashire.

Peter Orrell, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1602. William Orrell, of Wigan: Wills at Chester.

1610. Alexander Orrell, of Orrell, parish of Wigan: ibid.

1781. Married — Anthony Holmes and Ann Orrell: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Orrell (Lancs2), 13th cent. Orhul, Horhul, Orul, Orhil, Orhill, etc.[The second element is the Middle English hil, hul, etc., Old English hyll, a hill: and if the identifications of the Domesday Otegrimele and Otringemele with the Wigan and Sefton Orrell respectively are correct Ormay be the attenuated representative of the Scandinavian pers. names 0ðgrim or Auðgrim and Ottaring (-ing, ‘son’ suff.); although Otringemele implies as second element the Old Norse mel-r, ‘a stretch of sand’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Orrell Last Name Facts

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

Orrell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Orréll. Click here for further potential spellings of Orrell.

How Common Is The Last Name Orrell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orrell is the 102,974th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,594,649 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Orrell are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Orrell is also the 951,070th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 99 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,381 people, or 1 in 152,230. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Orrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orrell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 612 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Orrell surname is predominantly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Orrell surname are 12.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.35% registered with the party.

The amount Orrell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.56% more than the national average, earning R 274,608 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $48,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Orréll942/
Gorrell925,112/
Horrell924,966/
Orriell9235/
O'Rrell921/
Orell911,420/
Orrel9176/
D'Orrell861/
Arrell83705/
Gorell83577/
Orrill83529/
Orzell83173/
Gorrel83133/
Horell8396/
Horrel8392/
O'Rell8330/
Orriel8322/
Oriell8320/
Oruell839/
Orruel838/
Errell837/
Urrell833/
Otrell833/
Oreell831/
Oreull830/
Uorrel830/
Orel8017,237/
Orrl802/
D'Gorrell801/
Harrell7768,731/
Hurrell776,720/
Herrell773,957/
Garrell77919/
Gorrill77615/
Horrill77255/
Gurrell77113/
Oorreel7753/
Horrelt7743/
Eurrell775/
Ottrell774/
Gourrel772/
Horriel771/
Oreglil771/
Horoell771/
Ahrrell771/
Usrrell771/
Gourell771/
Hourell771/
Horaell770/
Hosrell770/
Oriel734,438/
Horel731,997/
Orzel731,904/
Gorel731,326/
Ohrel73430/
Oreel73349/
Arell73317/
Urell73309/
Gorll7396/
Orelt7364/
Otrel7324/
Orael7317/
Erell7314/
Orill7310/
Oreld7310/
Örell739/
Arrel738/
Oryll735/
Oroel732/
Oreul732/
Errel731/
O'Rel731/
Gorrl731/
Oruel731/
Horrl731/
Orehl731/
Arrll731/
Orril730/
Oerel730/
Horll730/
Osrel730/
Harriell7197/
Harreell713/
Harrelld713/
Outtrell713/
Herriell712/
Hottrell711/
Haarrell711/
Haerrell711/
Gourrill711/
Harroell710/
Orgill672,506/
Harrel671,796/
Garrel671,181/
Herrel67708/
Aurell67579/
Arriel67555/
Garell67263/
Harell67221/
Eurell67198/
Arruel67153/
Gurell67140/
Hurrel67106/
Herell67102/
Uriell67101/
Horill6786/
Hurell6766/
Orl6764/
Ouriel6758/
Gourel6751/
Horiel6741/
Horzel6736/
Urriel6735/
Horeld6735/
Ariell6725/
Gojrel6720/
Goryll6720/
Horril6719/
Horelt6716/
O'Reel6716/
Errill6715/
Hourel6714/
Gorill6713/
Goreel6713/
Ahrell6711/
Arzell678/
Härell675/
Gorril674/
Gurrel674/
Ooriel673/
Harrll673/
Arrill672/
Herrll672/
Orriol672/
Orehel671/
Erriel671/
Erroel671/
Aarell671/
Aurrel671/
Orioll671/
d'Orel671/
Eriell671/
O'Rill670/
Atrell670/
Hoerel670/
Urzell670/
Hosrel670/
Oruill670/
Uhrell670/

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