Find out how popular the last name Tyrrell is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tyrrell.

Tyrrell, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tyrrell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tyrrell in America

Tyrrell is the 5948th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tyrrell surname appeared 5,788 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Tyrrell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tyrrell to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tyrrell

The surname Tyrrell originates from Normandy in northern France. It is derived from the Old French personal name Touri or Turel, which in turn comes from the Germanic name Theodoric, meaning 'ruler of the people'. The name was brought to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

One of the earliest records of the name is in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Tirel and Turell. It is thought to refer to landowners or tenants in the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire.

The Tyrrell family later established themselves as lords of the manor of Beeches in Essex. Sir Walter Tyrrell (c. 1095 – c. 1100) was a Norman nobleman who was implicated in the death of William II (William Rufus), King of England, in a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100.

Another notable figure was Sir James Tyrrell (c. 1455 – 1502), an English knight who served under King Richard III. He was accused of being involved in the murder of the Princes in the Tower, Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York.

In the 16th century, Sir Thomas Tyrrell (c. 1594 – 1672) was an English landowner and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Essex. He was a supporter of the Parliamentarian cause during the English Civil War.

During the 17th century, Sir Timothy Tyrrell (1617 – 1701) was an Irish lawyer and landowner who served as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland from 1689 to 1691.

A more recent example is the English actor Jason Tyrrell (born 1969), best known for his roles in television shows such as EastEnders and Casualty.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tyrrell

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tyrrell.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tyrrell was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tyrrell has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tyrrell was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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