Where Does the Farrill Surname Come From?

Spelled Farrill, the surname still points back to Farrell. Its meaning, shared with Farrell, is “Descendant of Fearghal, "man of valour"”.

How the spelling arose

Spelled with “i” instead of “e”, Farrill shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Farrall, Farrelly and O'Farrell.

Farrill coat of arms

Arms linked to Farrell and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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