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Boy · English surname, from Norman French
Terrell
Say it: teh-REL
Meaning
From an English surname, possibly from Old Norman tirel 'one who pulls', of uncertain meaning.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1980s
In the United States
- 37,400 babies given this name since 1885
- At its height in 1989, about 1 in 2,000 boys
- 173 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Tyrell, Terrel
Famous bearers
- Terrell Owens, American football player
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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