Surname Spotlight: Drell

The Drell last name has Russian roots. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “dweller at the sign of the arrow”.

Researching the origin

It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived.

How common is Drell?

Heraldry and the Drell name

There is no single Drell family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Drell line, if any, bore arms.

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