Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɔɹ.əl/(American English) /ˈɔː.əl/(British English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsOrrel, Orell Meaning & History Habitational name from either of two minor places in Lancashire called Orell. The placename derives from Old English ora "bank, slope, hill, edge" or ora "ore" and hyll "hill".
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