The Harrell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 50,837 people carried this name — #671 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 48,471 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 5 births for the Harrell name in 1890.

Most were registered in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 200 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Leinster 4
Ulster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

133 families named Harrell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 738 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 89
Virginia 35
South Carolina 8
New Hampshire 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 244 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Harrell in American newspapers,
1885–1927.

Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Harrell
South Bend News-times 1927-12-09
Newspaper page from Belington Progressive carrying the name Harrell
Belington Progressive 1927-05-05
Newspaper page from Wheeling Register carrying the name Harrell
Wheeling Register 1885-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 71,432 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Harrell in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

810 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harrell. The most, 186, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 302
Queensland 168
New South Wales 135
Victoria 135
Tasmania 29
Western Australia 27
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harrell.

Who carried it

People named Harrell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sarah Carmichael Harrell
    Sarah Carmichael Harrell 1844–1929 · writer
  • Herman Harrell Horne
    Herman Harrell Horne 1874–1946 · university teacher
  • Kelly Harrell
    Kelly Harrell 1889–1942 · musician
  • Slim Harrell
    Slim Harrell 1890–1971 · baseball player
  • Jack J. Harrell d. 1977 · politician
  • Jasper Harrell 1830–1901 · cattle rancher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Harrell,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,538 records

2,538 records of the Harrell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,669
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 669
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 58
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 41
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 30
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 30
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 16
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 9
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Lamar Harrell

    Born 1931; from Phenix City, Alabama. U.S. Navy, airman; declared dead 1951 in Korea. Buried at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John D. Harrell

    Born 1926 in Georgia. Enlisted 1944 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; farm hand from Turner County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Florida National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helen Harrell

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the City of Rome from Moville, aged 19; servant. From Scotland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,538 records for Harrell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia29 records

29 records of the Harrell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Robert Harrell

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Midas, arriving 1827; ticket of leave 1831.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Max Ambrose Harrell

    Managing director of Hawthorn, Victoria; died 1999.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chathrine Harrell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1882 aboard the Sterlingshire.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Harrell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Harrell name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sidney John C. Harrell

    Died 1932 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Josephine Cecelia Harrell

    Died 1928; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Jessup Harrell

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Harrell in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Harrell name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eleanor Harrell

    Buried in 1791 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 30.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Harrell

    Sapper, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Harrell

    Buried in 1835 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 47.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Harrell in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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