Farrel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Farrel Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farrel family

Profession Census Frequency
School 3
Private Means 3
General Labourer 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
Laundress 3
Solicitor 2
Assisting In The Business 2
Domestic Servant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Labourer 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Banker 1
Cook 1
Formerly Servant Domestic 1
Kitchen Maid (domestic) 1
Old Age Pensioner 1
Tailor 1
Wood Carver 1
Work (charing) For L C C 1
Blacksmith 1
Calico Dyer 1
Chemical Labourer 1
Coal Miner (hewer) 1
Nil 1
Carman 1

Farrel Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farrell 86% 29,414
2 Farrall 71% 4,689
3 Farrel 100% 2,346
4 Farral 83% 630
5 Farell 67% 529
6 Farrol 83% 306
7 Ferral 67% 230
8 Ferrel 83% 174
9 Farall 67% 121

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The surname Farrel is the 3rd most popular variant of Farrell.

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