Tyrell Surname

84,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Tyrell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Turold,' popularly Tirrell. There can be no doubt as to the personal or baptismal origin of the surname. And it will account for the name of Walter Tyrrel, as a reference to the Index of Freeman's History Norman Conquest will conclusively prove the popularity of Turold in the nth century.

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Tyrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2751:159,32316,228
Jamaica1,0241:2,803436
England7881:70,7088,119
Ireland3261:14,4451,658
Canada3241:113,72112,112
Australia1871:144,36215,419
Guyana1391:5,484960
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Saint Kitts and Nevis651:849175
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Trinidad and Tobago541:25,2592,766
Panama511:76,7113,213
Wales361:85,9597,098
American Samoa301:1,859357
Haiti301:356,13010,472
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines261:4,333560
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Bermuda121:5,440820
Samoa91:21,534479
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Barbados21:143,7241,981
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1831:24,2072,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0271:23,7353,308
Scotland581:64,5383,942
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:93,3439,564

Tyrell (6,545) may also be a first name.

Tyrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Turold,' popularly Tirrell. There can be no doubt as to the personal or baptismal origin of the surname. And it will account for the name of Walter Tyrrel, as a reference to the Index of Freeman's History Norman Conquest will conclusively prove the popularity of Turold in the nth century.

Henry Tyrel Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Tyrel, Norfolk, ibid.

Roger Tirel, Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William Torel, Somerset, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Tyrell, Kent, ibid.

Hugh Tyrel, Southamptonshire, ibid.

Thomas Torel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Katerina Terell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1623. John Tirell and Jane Stokes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1624. Peter Drapier and Barbara Tirrill: ibid.

1641. George Tyrell and Anne Thurlow: ibid.

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

“Obstinate” in Old French. (Literally “One who pulls in the reins”.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Variants of Terrell, q.v.

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

Tyrell: printed in Leland “Tyriet,” but certainly a mistake for “Tyrell.” Fulk, Sieur de Guernaville and Dean of Evreux, married a lady named Oneida, and had by her two children, of whom the youngest - Walter - assumed the name of Tyrell. He is entered in Domesday as Walter Tirelde, tenant of Richard FitzGilbert, Lord of Clare, of whom he held Langdon in Sussex.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

The name of Tyrrell in one form and another was in early times much more common than it is at present. As Tyrel and Tirel it occurred in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, and Devonshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.). In the 15th and 16th centuries the distinguished families of the Tyrrels of Bucks and the Tyrells of Suffolk seem to have been the two principal stocks. Those of Suffolk, who resided at Gipping, were descended from Sir John Tyrell of Heron, Essex, in the reign of Henry VI., and they claimed also to be the descendants of Sir Walter Tyrrell or Tiril, who accidentally shot William Rufus. The Tirrells or Terrells were a Reading family in the 17th and 18th centuries, and filled the office of mayor in 1668, 1680, 1699, and 1712. The name is still in the town (Lipscomb's "Bucks," Hollingsworth's "Stowmarket," Coate's "Reading").

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

Tyrell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tyrell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyrell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,918th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,281,890 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Tyrell reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tyrell is also the 81,049th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 6,545 people.

Tyrell is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,275 people, or 1 in 159,323. In The United States Tyrell is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 18 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Tyrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tyrell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 178 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tyrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tyrell last name are 0.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tyrell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $44,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning $48,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyrrell9222,886/
Thyrell9264/
Tyreell928/
Tyrhell921/
Tyorell920/
Teyrell920/
Tyrel91139/
Tyrll912/
Tuyrrell8614/
Tehyrell862/
Teyrrell861/
Tyrriell861/
Tyrrrell861/
Tyrreell860/
Tyrrel83566/
Terell83172/
Tyrill8331/
Tirell8326/
Thyrel8322/
Tyreel836/
Tyriel832/
Tayrel832/
Tyryll831/
Tyrrll830/
Tyorel830/
Tyrl8051/
Terrell7747,380/
Tirrell772,146/
Tyrrill7732/
Therell7711/
Teriell775/
Teruell773/
Teirell771/
Tetrell771/
Tyrreel771/
Tyrrele770/
Tereell770/
Thirell770/
Tirel733,062/
Terel7375/
Tyril7348/
Terll7311/
Trele738/
Tirll731/
Thyrl731/
Trhel731/
Therrell71922/
Tearrell717/
Tehyréll715/
Thirrell713/
Terrelll711/
Toirrell711/
Teerrell711/
Teurrell711/
Terreell711/
Terrelld711/
Thearell710/
Terriell710/
Tettrell710/
Tierrell710/
Teiriell710/
Teruel6719,427/
Terrel672,662/
Tetrel67513/
Thirel67479/
Trehel67173/
Tirrel67154/
Tiruel6765/
Tiroel6744/
Teroel6735/
Therel6728/
Tyrril6726/
Teurel6719/
Terill6719/
Tétrel6711/
Teriel677/
Tereul674/
Terrll674/
Terael672/
Tirelt671/
D'Terrell671/
Tiriel671/
Téruel671/
Terzel671/
Tesrel671/
Tirael671/
Tireel671/
Thirll670/
Teryll670/
Tereel670/

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Tyrell Reference & Research

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