Given name & surname
Burrell
“from the knotted wood”
Burrell is a variant of Burl. One English interpretation is “from the knotted wood.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burrell is a variant of Burl. One English interpretation is “from the knotted wood.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burrell is a variant of Burl. An origin associated with Burl is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,475
- 1,475 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 499 as a first name in 2020; 23,451 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Burrell’s family of names
Burrell has a related form in Burl. In English usage, Burrell as a surname has a related form in BIRRELL. In English usage, Burrell as a surname has a related form in Burell.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Burrell
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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