Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Terril isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Terril through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 596
- 513 boys · 83 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 22 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 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 595 as a first name in 2020; 187 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.
Terril’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Terril, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Bill
“the determined protector” · “will”
>99% boys
Teddy
“a gift from God” · “God”
83% boys · 17% girls
Errol
“a nobleman” · “a wanderer”
>99% boys
Terry
“learned” · “instigator”
97% boys · 3% girls
Fredric
“a peaceful ruler”
>99% boys
Deane
“from the valley; a church official”
>99% boys
Terrence
“learned” · “instigator”
>99% boys
Tex
“man from Texas”
>99% boys