The orrell Surname
orrell Name Meaning and History
- English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two minor places in Lancashire called Orell, from Old English ora ‘ore’ + hyll ‘hill’, probably denoting a hill with deposits of iron ore. Reaney and Wilson also mention a medieval female personal name, Orella, but there is no evidence of a link with the surname.
- Swedish: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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