Barrell
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English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Metonymic occupational surname for a cooper or a nickname for an obese man or an immoderate drinker, from Old French baril (“barrel”).
- Habitational surname from Barwell, in Leicestershire, from Old English bār (“boar”) + wielle (“well, spring”).
Proper noun
Barrell (plural Barrells)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrell is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Barrell is most common among White (92.72%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barrell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 105.