Sorrell Surname

35,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Sorrell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sorel,' a nickname of complexion, of a reddish-brown colour. Old French sor, diminutive sorel; compare Blondel, Burnell, Russell; v. Sor.

John Sorel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Sorel.

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Sorrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3881:31,8283,980
England2,1301:26,1593,577
Australia5841:46,2265,783
Canada3381:109,01111,697
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Scotland651:82,3666,014
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
France261:2,554,720189,486
Wales261:119,0209,008
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Panama71:558,8949,437
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malta11:430,2723,380
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8881:27,4503,738
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9311:53,9416,070

Sorrell (288) may also be a first name.

Sorrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sorel,' a nickname of complexion, of a reddish-brown colour. Old French sor, diminutive sorel; compare Blondel, Burnell, Russell; v. Sor.

John Sorel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Sorel. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Richard Sorel, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

'Sorrell Tempest, Whit Tempest, Baye Tempest,' names of three horses, 1526, belonging to Tempest family: Whitaker's Craven.

1684. Baptised — Timothy, s. Timothy Sorrell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1797. Married — John Sorrill and Rachel Haslewood: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(A. - French - Teutonic) With Reddish-Brown or Yellowish-Brown Hair [Old French sorel, a diminutive: v. under Soar] John Sorel.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The man with the reddish-brown complexion.

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

Robert Sorel, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Hugh Sorel, Matilda Sarle, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

The Sorrells belong to an old Essex family. A family of Sorrel or Sorell possessed Hide Hall, Great Waltham, and other properties in that parish from 1650 to 1738, when the estates passed out of the direct male line; to this family belonged the living of Stebbing (W.). William Sorrell was an Essex gentleman who contributed £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the Spanish invasion of 1588 (Sp.). The name still occurs in Great Waltham. In the 13th century the name of Sorel occurred in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, and Devon (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sorrell Last Name Facts

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

Sorrell is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorrell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,643rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 491,903 people. The surname Sorrell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Sorrell live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 520,883rd most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 288 people.

The surname Sorrell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 11,388 people, or 1 in 31,828. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Sorrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sorrell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sorrell last name expanded 1,223 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sorrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sorrell surname are 14.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sorrell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.68% more than the national average, earning R 358,080 per year; in United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,483 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scorrell932/
Sorrel92945/
Sorell92916/
Correll869,680/
Surrell86736/
Serrell86564/
Sarrell86281/
Sorrill86254/
Shorell8615/
Sourell867/
Shorrel866/
Sorriel866/
Jorrell863/
Sotrell862/
Soreell861/
Soriell861/
Scorell860/
Sorel838,122/
Sorrl830/
Sherrell804,007/
Scarrell8020/
Sharrell807/
Szotrell802/
Shurrell801/
Scerrell801/
Sottrell801/
Courrell801/
Schorell800/
Corell772,348/
Surrel77495/
Surell77419/
Sarell77208/
Sörell77174/
Serell77129/
Sarrel7791/
Correl7791/
Soerel7779/
Zorell7768/
Sourel7733/
Sotrel7728/
Serrel7713/
Sorael7711/
Soriel7710/
Scorel778/
Jorell774/
Sorill773/
Jorrel772/
Soroel772/
Shorll771/
Corrll771/
Sourll771/
Soreul771/
Sorril771/
Siorel771/
Soorel771/
Xorell771/
Shorel770/
Schorreel7538/
Scherrell754/
Shoerrill751/
Schoerell751/
Ssherrell750/
Sorl738/
Jarrell7117,806/
Carrell716,920/
Serrill71139/
Schorel7198/
Sherrel7197/
Corrill7193/
Sherell7167/
Courell7163/
Chorell7157/
Sutrell7150/
Zarrell7135/
Shurell7132/
Sharell7131/
Sottrel7131/
Soutrel7126/
Satrell7123/
Surriel7118/
Saurrel7112/
Courrel7110/
Saurell717/
Szarell715/
Sharrel714/
Szojrel714/
Sherrll712/
Zerrell712/
Sarrill712/
Corrhll711/
Courrll711/
Coyrell711/
Scorill711/
Sierell711/
Seurell711/
Sereell711/
Souriel711/
Sottrll711/
Zorrill711/
Soiriel711/
Serriel711/
Shoreel711/
Sarrael711/
Sahrell711/
Scarell710/
Seerell710/
Cohrell710/
Shurrel710/
Saroell710/
Schorll710/
Soerill710/
Sareell710/
Shourel710/
Zurrell710/
Surrill710/
Sherrill6718,849/
Surel6710,814/
Sürel671,015/
Sarel67861/
Corel67808/
Serel67446/
Jorel67412/
Zorel67357/
Soril67218/
Sarll67199/
Corll67191/
Schoorel67119/
Scharrel6788/
Schoreel6761/
Šorel6739/
Särel6735/
Scorl6717/
Scherell6712/
Sherriel6711/
Charrell674/
Sharrill674/
Corrl674/
Scherrel673/
Suthrell673/
Shurrill672/
Soerl672/
Schoroel672/
Jharrell672/
Sarrl672/
Soryl672/
Zorll672/
Suttrell671/
Schurell671/
Sjerrill671/
Shorl671/
Sehriell671/
Surll671/
Sorelova671/
Saharrel671/
Scharell670/
Siorl670/
Surrl670/

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