Worrell Surname

25,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Worrell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wirral.' The district of Wirral, Cheshire, has originated most of the Worralls, Sec, of Lancashire and Cheshire. The surname seems to have reached London at a somewhat early period, (a) Local, 'of Worrall,' a hamlet four miles from Sheffield.

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Worrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,5471:23,3142,931
England1,5831:35,1984,644
Barbados1,5431:18629
Australia5471:49,3526,153
Trinidad and Tobago4781:2,854488
Canada3881:94,96310,347
Panama3281:11,928986
Jamaica2561:11,2111,173
Guyana1561:4,886863
Ireland1031:45,7183,416
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Wales751:41,2604,005
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Belize161:22,2171,827
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Saint Lucia121:14,8981,270
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Bahamas51:78,350887
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6421:37,9684,893
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9571:25,6613,164

Worrell (317) may also be a first name.

Worrell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wirral.' The district of Wirral, Cheshire, has originated most of the Worralls, Sec, of Lancashire and Cheshire. The surname seems to have reached London at a somewhat early period, (a) Local, 'of Worrall,' a hamlet four miles from Sheffield.

Hugh Wirrall, Cheshire, 1630: East Cheshire.

William Wyrhall, Cheshire, 1664: ibid.

1586. Married — Robert Worrell and Joane Childe: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1590. Thomas Worrall, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1797. Married — William Richardson and Susanna Worrell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 for Wirrall, q.v.This is the origin of most of the Chesh. and Lanc. Worralls, &c.

2 belonging to Worrall (W. Yorks) [here the second elem. is apparently Old Northern English hall, a hall (there is a Worrall Hall): the first elem. is prob. an Anglo-Saxon pers, name (early forms are wanting) in Wier- (Old English wœr, true): cp. Worsley (worc.)] (Anglo-French-Teut.) for Warrall, Warrell,q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Worrall (bog mytrle on a river lowland), in Yorkshire.

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

Worle is a parish in Somerset; and Wirral a large district in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Werel, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert, Stephen W. 1198 (Ib.); H. Werle, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Worrell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worrell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worrell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,348th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 342,460 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Worrell reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 493,198th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 317 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 15,547 people, or 1 in 23,314. In The United States Worrell is most numerous in: Virginia, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Barbados, where 7 percent live.

Worrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Worrell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Worrell surname rose 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 264 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worrell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Worrell surname are 9.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Worrell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $41,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $51,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whorrell938/
Worriell934/
Woorrell931/
Worrel92683/
Worell92328/
Worrll922/
Borrell867,596/
Warrell861,379/
Werrell86443/
Worrill86216/
Woorell867/
Vorrell864/
Woriell863/
Woraell861/
Wourell861/
Worzell861/
Worreld860/
Woreell860/
Worriel860/
Wurrell860/
Whorrel860/
Worel83463/
Worll830/
Wherrell80104/
Bourrell8057/
Borrrell801/
Wharrell800/
Whorrill800/
Borrel772,936/
Borell771,473/
Worzel77162/
Vorell77111/
Warell7774/
Warrel7733/
Werrel7724/
Wotrel7722/
Werell7712/
Wohrel773/
Worlld771/
Vorrel771/
Worril770/
Uorrel770/
Worill770/
Woodtrell751/
Worl73544/
Burrell7148,447/
Barrell713,600/
Bourrel712,407/
Borrill711,237/
Verrell71348/
Woehrel71242/
Bourell71185/
Varrell7199/
Wurzell7175/
Wehrell7173/
Werrill7116/
Wharrel7112/
Vurrell719/
Wouriel715/
Warzell712/
Wareell711/
Wouroel711/
Boreell711/
Vorruel711/
Warrill711/
Boorrel710/
Vourell710/
Wherrel710/
Voirell710/
Watrell710/
Vorrill710/
Borel6718,199/
Vorel671,990/
Warel67334/
Woerl67143/
Whorl67125/
Werel6785/
Würll6761/
Warll6725/
Wurll6721/
Barr'ell676/
Wohrl674/
Baurrell673/
Borll673/
Werll672/
Woril671/
Burrrell671/
Vaurrell671/
Würrl671/
Woryl671/
Wourl670/
Whatrell670/
Worlp670/
Warrl670/
Varriell670/
Buurrell670/
Beurrell670/

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