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    The surname Tyrrell

    A French nickname surname, carried by 5,788 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtɪɹ.əl/ 2 syllables Soundex T640

    Tyrrell: #5,948 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tyrrell #5,948, 5,788 people Tyrrell: #5,948 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tyrrell #5,948, 5,788 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tyrrell is more common than 96.3% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Perhaps from a Norman nickname for a stubborn person, from Old French tirel (“an animal which pulls on the reins”), a derivative of tirer (“to pull”). Woulfe suggests that it may be from the personal name Thurold or Þorvaldr, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”).

    Tyrrell is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    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 5,788 people named Tyrrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,342 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,734.

    #5,948
    rank among US surnames
    5,788
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #5,563)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,945Palafox5,79353,296
    #5,946Darrow5,79153,315
    #5,947McGriff5,78953,333
    #5,948Tyrrell5,78853,342

    Who is named Tyrrell

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

    93% of people named Tyrrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Tyrrells

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Susan Tyrrell
      American actress (1945–2012)
    • William Tyrrell, 1st Baron Tyrrell
      British diplomat (1866-1947)

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Tyrrell

    Tyrrell has the Soundex code T640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T640.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tyrrell come from?
    Perhaps from a Norman nickname for a stubborn person, from Old French tirel (“an animal which pulls on the reins”), a derivative of tirer (“to pull”). Woulfe suggests that it may be from the personal name Thurold or Þorvaldr, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”).
    How common is the surname Tyrrell?
    5,788 people in the United States had the surname Tyrrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,342 Americans. It ranked 5,948th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tyrrell?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Tyrrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Tyrrell?
    Susan Tyrrell, American actress (1945–2012), followed by William Tyrrell, 1st Baron Tyrrell.
    Where is the surname Tyrrell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tyrrell in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Tyrrell?
    Tyrrell is /ˈtɪɹ.əl/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Tyrrell?
    Tyrrell is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Tyrrell getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,788 in 2010, up 0.9%.
    What are other spellings of Tyrrell?
    Terral and Tyrell.