The origin of the name Terrell is English and the Coat of Arms contains Silver, two blue chevrons with a red border. The Crest is A boar's head. The family motto is Sans crainte.
Spelling variations include: Tyrell, Terrell, Terrill, Tyrill, Tirell, Tyrrell and many more.
First found in Essex where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Charles Tyrell who settled in Philadelphia Pa. in 1840; followed later by John, Patrick, Garrett, and Mathew Tyrell; Morrice Tyrell settled in Virginia in 1653.