Given name & surname
Harrell
“a great leader”
Harrell is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a great leader.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a great leader.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,635
- 2,635 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 56 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 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 56 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,174 as a first name in 2020; 48,672 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.
Harrell’s family of names
Harrell has a related form in Harrel. Harrell has a related form in Harel. Harrell has a related form in Harel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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