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Horrell History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Horrell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland
England

Early Origins of the Horrell family

The surname Horrell was first found in Argyllshire (Gaelic erra Ghaidheal), the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute.

The name in Anglo Saxon, signifies "The love of the army," From Har, an army, and hold, love. 1 Hence the name is often referred to as "powerful warrior." 2

Further to the south in England, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed: Agnes Harald, Oxfordshire; John Harald, Wiltshire; Reginald Haralt, Oxfordshire; and Roger Harold, Buckinghamshire. 3

Later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls included: Robertus Harald; and Stephen Harald as holding lands there at that time. 3

Early History of the Horrell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Horrell research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1626, 1685, 1799, 1825, 1834, 1851, 1881, 1883 and 1885 are included under the topic Early Horrell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Horrell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Harold, Harald, Harrell, Hirrell, Hurrell and others.

Early Notables of the Horrell family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Francis Harold, O.F.M. (died 1685), an Irish Franciscan and historical writer. He was a native of Limerick, and member of the Franciscan order, to which his uncle, Luke Wadding, was the historiographer. Harold...
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Horrell Ranking

In the United States, the name Horrell is the 11,526^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Horrell family to Ireland

Some of the Horrell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Horrell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Horrell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Horrell, who landed in Virginia in 1714 5

Horrell migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Horrell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Mary Horrell, (b. 1784), aged 16, British Convict who was convicted in Devon, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Earl Cornwallis" in August 1800, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, she died in 1864 6
Mr. John Horrell, (b. 1823), aged 21, Cornish labourer travelling aboard the ship "Lord William Bentinck" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 22nd August 1844 7
Mrs. Jane Horrell, (b. 1823), aged 21, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Lord William Bentinck" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 22nd August 1844 7
Mr. John Horrell, (b. 1823), aged 21, Cornish labourer departing from London on 17th April 1844 aboard the ship "Lord William Bentick" arriving in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia on 22nd August 1844 8
Mrs. Jane Horrell, (b. 1823), aged 21, Cornish settler departing from London on 17th April 1844 aboard the ship "Lord William Bentick" arriving in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia on 22nd August 1844 8
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Horrell migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Horrell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Edward Horrell, (b. 1836), aged 21, British agriculturalist travelling from London aboard the ship "Roehampton" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Horrell (post 1700) +

Edwin C. "Babe" Horrell (1902-1992), American football player and coach
Elizabeth Horrell (1826-1913), English-born, New Zealand teacher and homemaker, progenitor of the Horrell family in New Zealand
Ryan Horrell (b. 1973), former English cricketer
Andrew Horrell (b. 1988), New Zealand rugby union player

Historic Events for the Horrell family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Harvey Howard Horrell, American Signalman First Class working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 10

Citations +

Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-cornwallis
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html