Verrall Surname

139,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Verrall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'This name, abundant in East Sussex and seldom found out of it, may be a corruption of Firle, a parish near Lewis— sometimes in old documents written Ferle, and usually pronounced as a dissyllable 'v' Patronymica Britannica).

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Verrall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,1781:22,9173,158
England1,1251:49,5276,161
Canada2471:149,17215,241
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Scotland451:118,9747,657
France191:3,495,933219,029
Wales161:193,40812,484
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5851:41,6675,256
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Verrall (35) may also be a first name.

Verrall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'This name, abundant in East Sussex and seldom found out of it, may be a corruption of Firle, a parish near Lewis— sometimes in old documents written Ferle, and usually pronounced as a dissyllable 'v' Patronymica Britannica).

1575. Edmund Wyllson and Johanna Ferrail: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Anglo-French) 1 the French Verel(le = True [Old French ver, Latin ver-us, true + the French diminutive suff.-el, Latin -ell-us] 2 for the French Veriel = a Pasturage [North. French veriel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name, abundant in Bast Sussex, and rarely found out of it, may be a corruption of Firle, a parish near Lewes-sometimes in old documents written Ferle, and usually pronounced as a dissyllable.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard and Baldwin Verol, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Verrall is an old East Sussex name well known in Lewes in the 17th and 18th centuries, and still represented there. Between 1686 and 1779 the Verralls held on eight occasions the office of Constable of Lewes, the last bolder of the post being Araunah Verrallin 1779 (H. L.).

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

Verrall Last Name Facts

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

Verrall occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Verrall.

How Common Is The Last Name Verrall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,812th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,280,922 people. Verrall is predominantly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Verrall are found; 42 percent are found in Australasia and 42 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name in the world, held by 35 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,917. In Australia Verrall is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 52 percent live, Queensland, where 25 percent live and New South Wales, where 11 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Verrall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Verrall has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Verrall surname rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 22,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Verrall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Verrall last name are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Verrall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.06% less than the national average, earning 224,754 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.34% more than the national average, earning R 409,536 per year; in United States they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $48,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $52,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verral92208/
Verall9218/
Ferrall861,069/
Varrall86263/
Verhall8629/
Berrall8623/
Werrall861/
Veral831,909/
Verhalle80329/
Verrolle8023/
Verrealt803/
Berraill801/
Wherrall800/
Vearreal800/
Ferral774,482/
Berral771,537/
Vergal77175/
Vetral7747/
Verhal7746/
Berall7744/
Varall7729/
Veeral7725/
Verale7725/
Varral7720/
Verail7713/
Verald7710/
Vereal777/
Ferall775/
Verrol774/
Veraal772/
Veraul772/
Veyral772/
Veural771/
Veiral771/
Veralt771/
Virral770/
Verreault754,373/
Ferraille7543/
Verrassel7542/
Beherrall751/
Berrahall751/
Verrrealt751/
Worrall7115,233/
Farrall711,626/
Verhaal71158/
Vetrale7197/
Verroul7148/
Warrall7127/
Varhall7123/
Verolle7115/
Ferrale718/
Berroll715/
Ferroll714/
Beralle714/
Birrall713/
Verhale713/
Ferreal713/
Berrhal713/
Verhalp712/
Vorrahl712/
Bearall712/
Veracil712/
Berralt711/
Virreal711/
Varreal711/
Varroll711/
Verasil711/
Verault711/
Verauyl711/
Verrold711/
Veeraal711/
Veerale711/
Berrahl711/
Ferralt711/
Viralle711/
Beyrral711/
Wirrall710/
Fearall710/
Fergall710/
Forrall710/
Woerall710/
Vorhall710/
Feyrall710/
Ferrail710/
Weirall710/
Ferrald710/
Varal6713,821/
Berrahal677,845/
Beral673,193/
Feral671,258/
Feraille67486/
Voral67379/
Viral67285/
Whorrall67230/
Verholle67184/
Verol67160/
Ferrault67117/
Vereault6720/
Verhault6718/
Vereille6717/
Beeralle6712/
Veralova676/
Vyral674/
Worralll674/
Veerasil674/
Fairrall672/
Berrhail672/
Ferreull671/
Fhergall671/
Beareall671/
Wharrall671/
Vajraall671/
Verroult671/
Berrasil671/
Verrosel671/
Ferraile671/
Verasilp671/
Beerallh671/
Wethrall670/
Ferreald670/
Bierreal670/

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