Ferrell is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ferrell
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Surname Ferrell is the variant form of the O'Ferrall. Mr. D'Alton characterizes them as an "illustrious sept," whose principality covered a large portion of the present county of Longford. They were great builders of castles, and founders of abbeys. The first actual record of the name seems to occur in the year 1141, when the aged chief, Gildas O'Ferral, departed this life.

Grandson of Fearghal meaning "super valor".

A variation of Farrell. Grandson of Fearghal meaning "super valor".

Is a variant of Frawley. Grandson of Fergal or Farrell meaning "super valor".

Is the variant form of Farrell. The Farrells, now of Dalyston, spring from the O'Ferrals of Mornyng and Bawn, county of Langford, who were of the clan Boy. B.L.G.

How popular is Ferrell?

Ferrell is common in United States, Canada, England.

Ferrell is ranked 12340 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ferrell bearers increased by 3.87 per cent in 2010 US census to 33418 since 2000, the surname slipped by 56 spots and ranked at 1043. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.71 76.95
Black 20.16 19.21
Hispanic or Latino 2.43 1.66
Others 1.9 1.4
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.41 0.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.43
Ferrell is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 45540 people have been found who wears Ferrell as their family name. Ferrell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Ferrell:
964 United States44,441
Countries with hundreds of Ferrell:
12,504 Canada311
17,371 England281
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,117 Australia96
1,644 Guyana67
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,613 Wales49
22,751 Mexico42
9,329 Scotland33
174,290 Brazil28
284,782 Thailand25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
1,725 Belize19
183,652 Germany17
7,078 Panama13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
8,136 Jamaica9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
23,377 Ecuador7
189,736 South Africa6

Ferrell Namesakes

  • Jami Ferrell,
  • Mary Ferrell, American historian and independent researcher
  • Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, producer, writer
  • Wes Ferrell, American professional baseball player
  • Rick Ferrell, American professional baseball player, coach
  • Rachelle Ferrell, American vocalist and musician
  • Conchata Ferrell, American actress
  • Andy Ferrell, English footballer
  • Colin Ferrell, former American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
  • Andrea Ferrell, American television and movie actress
  • Tyra Ferrell, American actress
  • Earl Ferrell, former professional American football player
  • Barbara Ferrell, American former track and field athlete
  • Duane Ferrell, is retired American professional basketball player
  • Robert Hugh Ferrell, American historian and a prolific author or editor of more than 60 books on a wide range of topics
  • Thomas M. Ferrell, American Democratic Party politician

Ferrell Namesakes

  • Jami Ferrell,
  • Mary Ferrell, American historian and independent researcher
  • Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, producer, writer
  • Wes Ferrell, American professional baseball player
  • Rick Ferrell, American professional baseball player, coach
  • Rachelle Ferrell, American vocalist and musician
  • Conchata Ferrell, American actress
  • Andy Ferrell, English footballer
  • Colin Ferrell, former American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
  • Andrea Ferrell, American television and movie actress
  • Tyra Ferrell, American actress
  • Earl Ferrell, former professional American football player
  • Barbara Ferrell, American former track and field athlete
  • Duane Ferrell, is retired American professional basketball player
  • Robert Hugh Ferrell, American historian and a prolific author or editor of more than 60 books on a wide range of topics
  • Thomas M. Ferrell, American Democratic Party politician

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