Tirel (pronounced
[tiʁɛl]) is a
French surname
[1]
[2]
[3] which may have either been a nickname for a stubborn person (
Old French: tirel, for a
draught animal, from
French tirer "to pull") or alternatively be a surname of baptismal origin from the personal name
Thorvald (composite of
Old Norse
Þórr "
Thor" and
valdr "wielder", "ruler"). It is the source of the frequent English surnames
Tyrrell,
Tyrell,
Terrell,
Tirrell and
Turrell.
Notable people with this name include:
Approximately 3,056 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: France; Highest density in: Jersey.
Surname Tirel is used at least 766 times in at least 12 countries.
perhaps from a Norman nickname for a stubborn person, from Old French tirel, used of an animal which pulls on the reins, a derivative of tirer 'to pull'. Woulfe suggests that it may be from the personal name Thurold, Old Norse Thorvaldr, composed of the elements þórr, name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor) + valdr 'rule'.
Tirel (pronounced
[tiʁɛl]) is a
French surname
[1]
[2]
[3] which may have either been a nickname for a stubborn person (
Old French: tirel, for a
draught animal, from
French tirer "to pull") or alternatively be a surname of baptismal origin from the personal name
Thorvald (composite of
Old Norse
Þórr "
Thor" and
valdr "wielder", "ruler"). It is the source of the frequent English surnames
Tyrrell,
Tyrell,
Terrell,
Tirrell and
Turrell.
Notable people with this name include:
Approximately 3,056 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: France; Highest density in: Jersey.
Surname Tirel is used at least 766 times in at least 12 countries.
perhaps from a Norman nickname for a stubborn person, from Old French tirel, used of an animal which pulls on the reins, a derivative of tirer 'to pull'. Woulfe suggests that it may be from the personal name Thurold, Old Norse Thorvaldr, composed of the elements þórr, name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor) + valdr 'rule'.