How common is the surname Burrell?

24,504 people in the United States had the surname Burrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,600 Americans. It ranked 1,458th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Burrell?

Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian, followed by Leroy Burrell.

Where is the surname Burrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Burrell in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Burrell getting more or less common?

More common. 23,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,504 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Burrell

A French surname, carried by 24,504 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Burrell is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from Old French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,504 people named Burrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,600 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,048.

#1,458

rank among US surnames

24,504

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,414)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,449	Hoskins	24,581	12,560
#1,450	Bowden	24,560	12,571
#1,451	Tatum	24,558	12,572
#1,452	Schafer	24,543	12,580
#1,454	Bustamante	24,536	12,583
#1,455	Stover	24,526	12,588
#1,456	Teague	24,514	12,595

Who is named Burrell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

47% of people named Burrell identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 47%
White (not Hispanic) 46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Burrells

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ty Burrell
American actor and comedian, born 1967
Leroy Burrell
American sprinter, born 1967
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist (born 1931)
Dawn Burrell
American long jumper, born 1973
Scott Burrell
American basketball player (born 1971)
Anne Burrell
American television chef (1969–2025)
Daisy Burrell
British actress (1892–1982)
Shelia Burrell
American athletics competitor (born 1972)
Cameron Burrell
American athletics competitor, 1994–2021
Brian Burrell
American actor, born 1972
Dave Burrell
American musician, born 1940
Pat Burrell
American professional baseball outfielder, born 1976

Notable Burrells come mostly from the United States (13) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Birrell
Burell

Surnames that sound like Burrell

Burrell has the Soundex code B640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B640.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Burrell come from?: Burrell is French in origin.
How common is the surname Burrell?: 24,504 people in the United States had the surname Burrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,600 Americans. It ranked 1,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Burrell?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Burrell identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Burrell?: Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian, followed by Leroy Burrell.
Where is the surname Burrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Burrell in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Burrell getting more or less common?: More common. 23,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,504 in 2010, up 6.3%.
What are other spellings of Burrell?: Birrell and Burell.