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Is Farrell an Irish last name?

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghail ‘descendant of Fearghal’, a personal name composed of the elements fear ‘man’ + gal ‘valor’.

How common is the last name Farrell?

Farrell Surname Distribution Map

How do you spell Farrell in Irish?

Farrell in Irish is Fearghail.

Where does the last name Farrell come from?

The main numbers of Farrells and O’Farrells are in Dublin and Longford. England. Many Farrells crossed the Irish Sea to industrial Lancashire in the 19th century. J.G. Farrell, born in Liverpool, won the Booker Prize in 1973 for his novel The Siege of Krishnapur and had a promising literary future.

Where does the last name O Fearghail come from?

Ó FEARGHAIL— I — O Ferrall, O’Farrell, Farrell, Ferrall, Farrahill, Frahill, Fraul; ‘descendant of Fearghal’ (super-valour); the name of several distinct families, of which the best known are the O’Farrells of Annaly, in the present Co. Longford, of which they were for many centuries the ruling race.

Where did the O’Farrells of Annaly live?

Many of the O’Farrells of Annaly took an active part in Irish resistance to English aggression. One of the O’Farrells of Annaly, Ceadagh O’Ferrall was killed at the Battle of the Boyne in 1691, and three of his sons distinguished themselves as officers of the Irish Brigades in France, where some of the family settled in Picardy.

When did the O’Farrells lose their independence?

The O’Farrells maintained their independence as a clan down to the year 1565, when Annaly was reduced to shire ground by the lord-deputy, Sir Henry Sidney.