Harrell
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Anglicized form of Gaelic 6 hEarghail ‘descendant of EarghaV, a personal name with the same etymology as Fearghal (see Farrell)
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈhɛɹəɫ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Harrell is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. In Liberia it is the 7th most common surname.
- IEIreland≈1 in 3.4K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 6.5K
- SGSingapore≈1 in 7.6K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- China (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 473 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 2.1K (inferred from the name graph)
≈120,000 people, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Liberia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Anglicized form of Gaelic 6 hEarghail ‘descendant of EarghaV, a personal name with the same etymology as Fearghal (see Farrell).
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Harrell counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN China | — | ≈120,000 est. | ≈1 in 11K | — | Harrell | 7 |
| US United States | #531 | 50,837 | 1 in 6.5K | 51K | Harrell | 473 |
| EG Egypt | — | ≈9,000 est. | ≈1 in 12K | — | Harrell | 5 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈7,200 est. | ≈1 in 9.1K | — | Harrell | 112 |
| IT Italy | — | ≈5,200 est. | ≈1 in 12K | — | Harrell | 15 |
| LR Liberia | #7 | ≈2,400 est. | ≈1 in 2.1K | — | Harrell | 2 |
| TN Tunisia | — | ≈1,500 est. | ≈1 in 7.6K | — | Harrell | 7 |
| IE Ireland | #352 | ≈1,500 est. | ≈1 in 3.4K | — | Harrell | 8 |
| SG Singapore | #591 | ≈810 est. | ≈1 in 7.6K | — | Harrell | 3 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Harrell is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, A different form of Harrod (i–ii).
as a nameEncyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
In English, variant of Harold.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Mack Harrellb. 1909USAmerican opera singer (1909-1960)
- James N. Harrellb. 1918USAmerican actor (1918-2000)
- Lynn Harrellb. 1944USAmerican cellist (1944–2020)
- Tom Harrellb. 1946USAmerican composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
- Bruce Harrellb. 1958USMayor of Seattle
- Andre Harrellb. 1960USAmerican rapper and music executive (1960–2020)
- Kuk Harrellb. 1964USAmerican songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer
- Lucas Harrellb. 1985USMajor League Baseball pitcher
- Maestro Harrellb. 1991USAmerican actor, musician and rapper
- Montrezl Harrellb. 1994USAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 23 sources across 12 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 51K | #671 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 49K | #685 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 48K | #638 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Harrell mean, and where does it come from?
- Anglicized form of Gaelic 6 hEarghail ‘descendant of EarghaV, a personal name with the same etymology as Fearghal (see Farrell). Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Harrell?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈhɛɹəɫ/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Harrell have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 122 thousand people named Harrell in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled harrell.
- How common is the name Harrell?
- In the United States, the national register counted 50,837 people named Harrell in 2010, about 1 in 6.5 thousand residents.
- How common is Harrell compared with other names?
- In Liberia, Harrell is the 7th most common surname of 10,200 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Harrell” — the 7th most common surname in Liberia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.