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Where did the French Farrell family come from? What is the French coat of arms/family crest? When did the Farrell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Spelling variations of this family name include: Forel, Forelle, Forelles, Faurel, Faurelle, Faurelles, Forels, Faurels, de Forel, de Forelle, de Forelles, de Faurel, de Faurelle, de Faurelles, de Forels, de Faurels, Farrel and many more.

First found in Provence where this family were seated from very early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Dauberey Farrel, aged 25; settled in New York City in 1820; Michael Farrel settled in Pennsylvania in 1772; Alexander Farrell settled in Virginia in 1656..

For more information on the last name Farrell, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Some noteworthy people of the name Farrell
  • James T Farrell, the American Novelist and Critic
  • Mike Farrell (b. 1939), American actor
  • Suzanne Farrell (b. 1945), American ballerina
  • Patrick Farrell, American reporter who won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
  • Arthur Farrell, prominent barrister and government official in Ireland
  • Colin Farrell, famous Hollywood film actor


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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist


We have researched the Farrell family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline


Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements


In the Farrell coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate


We encourage you to study the Farrell genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Farrell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Farrell Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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