Meaning: Its source is tirel, an Old French name meaning "Puller."

Popularity: The name Terrell ranked 453rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 471st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: The derivation of this name is not certain. If this attribution is correct, it may have started as a nickname for a stubborn person, implying a comparison with a horse that uncooperatively pulls on the reins.

Meaning: Its source is tirel, an Old French name meaning "Puller."

Popularity: The name Terrell ranked 3599th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: The derivation of this variant of the surname Tyrrell is uncertain. If it is correct, it may have started as a nickname for a stubborn person, implying a comparison with a horse that uncooperatively pulls on the reins.