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surname of Irish origin.Library Ireland
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Origin

The name may be derived from the patronym
Ó Fearghail The Ó Fearghail are an Irish family of County Longford, who were the Princes of Annaly for 6 centuries. The patronym means "descendant of Fearghail", whose name means "man of valour". Fearghail was a great-grandson of Angaile, a 10th-century ...
(meaning "descendant of Fearghail", whose name means "man of valour"). If this is so, it would be another version of the names Farrell,
O'Farrell O'Farrell is an anglicised form of the Old Irish patronym ''Ó Fearghail''. According to the historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Farrells were part of the Conmaicne Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Cel ...
, and Farrall, in that they are anglicized forms of the Gaelic patronym ''Ó Fearghail''. See also
O'Ferrall O'Ferrall may refer to: *Basil O'Ferrall (1924–2006), CB, MA, an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century *Charles Triplett O'Ferrall (1840–1905), Virginian politician who served as a U.S. Representative *Ernest O'Ferrall ...
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Surname

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Amare Ferrell Amare Ferrell is an American football safety for the Indiana Hoosiers. Early life Ferrell attended Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers ...
, American football player *
Andy Ferrell Andrew Eric Ferrell (born 9 January 1984) is an English footballer. He played in League Two for Hereford United during the 2006–07 season. Career Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Ferrell began his career as a trainee in the youth ...
(1984), English footballer *
Clelin Ferrell Clelin Ferrell (born May 17, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, winning the 2018 Ted Hendricks Award pr ...
(born 1997), American football player *
Conchata Ferrell Conchata Galen Ferrell (March 28, 1943 – October 12, 2020) was an American actress. She played Berta the housekeeper on the sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'' from 2003 to 2015, and she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outs ...
(1943–2020), American actress *
Jami Ferrell __NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1997. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Jami Ferrell (born June 20, 1974, in Muncie, Indiana) is an American model and actress. ...
(born 1974), American model * John H. Ferrell (1829–1900), American recipient of the
Medal Of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...
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Mary Ferrell Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell (26 October 1922 – 20 February 2004) was an American historian and independent researcher who created a large database on the John F. Kennedy assassination. Life and career Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she married ...
(1922–2004), American historian *
Monica Ferrell Shana Monica Ferrell (born November 8, 1975) is an American poet and fiction writer. In 2007, she was awarded the Kathryn A. Morton Prize for her debut book of poems, ''Beasts for the Chase''. Her novel, ''The Answer Is Always Yes,'' was published ...
(born 1975), American poet and fiction writer *
Rachelle Ferrell Rachelle Ferrell (born May 21, 1961) is an American vocalist and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, gospel and classical music scenes, she is noted for her talents as a contemporary jazz singer. In contem ...
(born 1964), American singer * Richard Allan Ferrell (1926–2005), American theoretical physicist *
Rick Ferrell Richard Benjamin Ferrell (October 12, 1905 – July 27, 1995) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and executive. He played for 18 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1929 through 1947 for the St. Lou ...
(1905–1995), American baseball player * Robert H. Ferrell (1921–2018), American historian * Rod Ferrell (born 1980), American murderer *
Sierra Ferrell Sierra Elizabeth Ferrell (born August 3, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from West Virginia, whose music incorporates elements of Folk music, folk, bluegrass music, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz, and styles such as Tango music, ta ...
(born 1988), American singer * Tyra Ferrell (born 1962), American actress *
Wes Ferrell Wesley Cheek Ferrell (February 2, 1908 – December 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1927 through 1941. Primarily a starting pitcher, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians (1927– ...
(1908–1976), American baseball player *
Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including ...
(born 1967), American comedian and actor


See also

* Ferrel (disambiguation), including a list of people with the surname


References

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