Given name & surname
Ferrel
“a brave man; a hero”
Ferrel is a variant of Ferrell. One Irish interpretation is “a brave man; a hero.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ferrel is a variant of Ferrell. One Irish interpretation is “a brave man; a hero.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ferrel is a variant of Ferrell. An origin associated with Ferrell is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ferrel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 399
- 377 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 19 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 5 in 1957. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 235 as a first name in 2020; 2,661 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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