Orrill Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Orrill 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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Orrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
England1341:415,80628,295
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Orrill (11) may also be a first name.

Orrill 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

Orrill Last Name Facts

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

Orrill is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orrill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 590,101st most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Orrill reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Orrill is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States Orrill is most frequent in: Illinois, where 21 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Orrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orrill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orrill surname increased 390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orrill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orrill are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.47% registered with the party.

Orrill earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorrill92615/
Horrill92255/
Orriell9235/
Orill9110/
Orril910/
Gourrill861/
Orrell834,570/
Orgill832,506/
Horill8386/
Orriel8322/
Oriell8320/
Horril8319/
Errill8315/
Gorill8313/
Gorril834/
Arrill832/
Orriol832/
Orréll832/
Orioll831/
O'Rill830/
Oruill830/
Oril80896/
Orrl802/
Gorrell775,112/
Horrell774,966/
Harrill772,825/
Herrill77113/
Garrill77106/
Hurrill7751/
Horriel771/
O'Rrell771/
Arrioll771/
Gurrill770/
Hoerill770/
Horgill770/
Oriol737,300/
Oriel734,438/
Orgil731,791/
Orell731,420/
Arill73491/
Orzil73309/
Horil73247/
Erill73207/
Goril73198/
Gorll7396/
Orrel7376/
Arril7355/
Oryll735/
Orisl734/
Orilh733/
Ohril731/
Gorrl731/
Horrl731/
Arrll731/
Urill730/
Horll730/
Urril730/
Harriell7197/
Herriell712/
D'Orrell711/
Harrioll710/
Arrell67705/
Gorell67577/
Arriel67555/
Orzell67173/
Atrill67156/
Gorrel67133/
Arrild67109/
Uriell67101/
Horell6796/
Horrel6792/
Orl6764/
Ouriel6758/
Harril6744/
Horiel6741/
Hurril6737/
Urriel6735/
O'Rell6730/
Hoiril6726/
Ariell6725/
Herril6722/
Goryll6720/
Arriol6719/
Gurill6716/
Harill6710/
Oruell679/
Garill679/
Orruel678/
Garril678/
Errell677/
Horgil674/
Herill673/
Ooriel673/
Urrell673/
Harrll673/
Otrell673/
Argill672/
Herrll672/
Goriol672/
Urriol672/
Gouril672/
Oreell671/
Erriel671/
Gooril671/
Hurill671/
D'Gorrell671/
Arilld671/
Eriell671/
Arioll671/
Aurill670/
Aruill670/
Eurill670/
Oreull670/
Uorrel670/

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