Farrell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Farrell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Farrell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 566
Labourer 122
Domestic Servant 36
General Servant 34
Dress Maker 28
House Keeper 27
Tailor 24
Shoe Maker 21
Servant 20
Hawker 18
Laundress 18
Agricultural Labourer 16
Cotton Weaver 15
Dressmaker 14
Porter 13
None 12
Private 12
Dock Labourer 11
Coal Miner 11
Bricklayer Labourer 11
Factory Operative 11
Soldier 10
Painter 10
Char Woman 10
Clerk 10

Farrell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Farrell 100% 29,414
2 Farrall 86% 4,689
3 Farrel 86% 2,346
4 Furrell 86% 1,229
5 Ferrell 86% 1,117
6 Ferrill 71% 711
7 Farral 71% 630
8 Farell 86% 529
9 Farroll 86% 355
10 Ferrall 71% 333
11 Firrell 86% 223
12 Farrill 86% 179
13 Forrell 86% 177
14 Ofarrell 88% 144
15 Farall 71% 121

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The surname Farrell is the most popular version of all its varients

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