Farrell

Where Farrell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Farrell.

Farrell through the years
  1. 1902
    First appearance
    #1,013 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1907
    Farrell Dobbs born
    American labour organizer, left-wing politician, historian
  3. 1935
    Peak, #589
    96 babies named Farrell, the most in any year.
  4. 1946
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,045.
  5. 1995
    Farrell Treacy born
    British speed skater
  6. 1995
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Farrell Dobbs · American labour organizer, left-wing politician, historian, 1907–1983
  • Farrell Treacy · British speed skater, born 1995
  • Farrell McElgunn · Irish politician, 1932–2020

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.