How common is the last name Farrell?

50,453 people in the United States have the last name Farrell, about 1 in 5,924. It ranks #658 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FARRELL

#658

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
50,453
About
1 in 5,924
This common or more
35%
Who bears it

Of the 50,453 people with the last name Farrell, 87.3% reported their origin as White, 4.5% as Black and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Farrell

#656 York · 50,675#657 Bond · 50,649#659 Tapia · 50,410#660 Sweeney · 50,370

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Farrell, most common first.

#11,095 Farwell · 2,731#17,694 Farrelly · 1,559#41,648 Fairall · 563#44,679 Farrel · 517#45,217 Farewell · 510#48,797 Farella · 467#54,177 Fariello · 411#69,002 Farell · 307

Also a first name

As a first name, Farrell ranks #6,162 of 53,615, with 2,629 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1956, with 99 births. See Farrell as a first name

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