Fun Facts About the Name Burrell
- More than 1 thousand babies named Burrell: U.S. records list 1,475 babies given the name Burrell from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Burrell Mean?
Burrell is an English surname that is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French burel, a diminutive of bure, meaning "dark brown" or "reddish-brown." The word could describe a person's hair or complexion, giving a nickname, or it could refer to burel, a coarse brown woolen cloth, giving an occupational surname for a maker or seller of that cloth. It was brought to England by the Normans. The literal sense is a color or cloth term, not a symbolic quality.
Burrell Name History & Origins
The surname Burrell developed in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, when Old French names and words entered English usage. Medieval records show forms such as Burel and Burell. From a single surname it is often impossible to know whether a family's name began as a nickname for dark coloring or as an occupational name for work with burel cloth. Over time, Burrell became the usual spelling, with variants including Burrel and Burell. As a first name, Burrell is a transferred use of the surname and is used in English-speaking countries.
The similar-looking surname Burrill is generally a separate habitational name from Burrill in North Yorkshire, derived from Old English elements meaning "fort on a hill." It is not taken to share Burrell's Old French origin.
How Popular is the Name Burrell?
Burrell recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1919. Its best rank was #667 in 1899.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #9,424 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,186 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,537 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #6,015 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #5,901 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #7,064 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,865 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,091 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #5,014 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,608 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,174 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,616 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #5,954 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,713 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,239 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,078 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #3,700 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #2,411 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #4,000 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #2,333 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,019 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,017 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,322 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,217 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,871 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #2,736 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,440 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #2,431 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #2,186 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #4,059 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #1,834 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,229 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #2,471 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #2,302 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,396 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #2,064 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #1,619 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1949 | #1,673 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,827 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #1,656 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #1,698 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1945 | #1,704 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1944 | #1,257 | 28 | 0.0021% |
| 1943 | #1,403 | 25 | 0.0018% |
| 1942 | #1,685 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #1,453 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1940 | #1,810 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1939 | #1,539 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1938 | #1,567 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1937 | #1,186 | 31 | 0.0029% |
| 1936 | #1,424 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1935 | #1,329 | 26 | 0.0025% |
| 1934 | #1,118 | 35 | 0.0034% |
| 1933 | #1,506 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1932 | #1,216 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1931 | #1,460 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1930 | #1,306 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1929 | #1,383 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1928 | #1,297 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1927 | #1,323 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1926 | #1,379 | 28 | 0.0025% |
| 1925 | #1,336 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1924 | #1,225 | 35 | 0.0031% |
| 1923 | #1,648 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1922 | #1,400 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1921 | #1,231 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1920 | #1,238 | 34 | 0.0032% |
| 1919 | #1,129 | 38 | 0.0039% |
| 1918 | #1,293 | 30 | 0.0030% |
| 1917 | #1,180 | 33 | 0.0036% |
| 1916 | #1,342 | 26 | 0.0029% |
| 1915 | #1,187 | 30 | 0.0035% |
| 1914 | #1,027 | 30 | 0.0046% |
| 1913 | #1,150 | 20 | 0.0039% |
| 1912 | #1,429 | 12 | 0.0028% |
| 1911 | #1,562 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1910 | #1,052 | 10 | 0.0051% |
| 1909 | #904 | 11 | 0.0067% |
| 1906 | #1,135 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1905 | #799 | 10 | 0.0076% |
| 1904 | #979 | 7 | 0.0055% |
| 1903 | #1,028 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #1,167 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1901 | #866 | 7 | 0.0066% |
| 1899 | #667 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1896 | #784 | 9 | 0.0075% |
| 1895 | #888 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1894 | #874 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1893 | #1,061 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1890 | #674 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1888 | #934 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #837 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1885 | #775 | 7 | 0.0065% |
| 1884 | #992 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1882 | #711 | 8 | 0.0070% |
| 1881 | #883 | 5 | 0.0050% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Burrell Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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