O'Farrell is an anglicised form of the

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. 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 ...

''. According to the historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Farrells were part of the

Conmaicne The Conmaicne (; ) were a people of early Ireland, perhaps related to the Laigin, who dispersed to various parts of Ireland. They settled in Connacht and Longford, giving their name to several Conmaicne territories. T. F. O'Rahilly's assertion ...

Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the

Erainn The Iverni (, ') were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'' as living in the extreme south-west of the island. He also locates a "city" called Ivernis (, ') in their territory, and observes that this se ...

tribe who were the second wave of

Celts The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apoge ...

to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100 BC.

People with the surname

Barry O'Farrell Barry Robert O'Farrell (born 24 May 1959) is an Australian former politician who was Australia's List of Australian High Commissioners to India, High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan from February 2020 to 30 June 202 ...

, Australian politician *

Bernadette O'Farrell Bernadette Mary O'Farrell (30 January 1924 – 26 September 1999) was an Irish actress in film and television, best known for playing Maid Marian in the 1950s. Early years O'Farrell was born in Birr, County Offaly, Irish Free State. Her mother ...

(1924–1999), Irish actress *

Bob O'Farrell Robert Arthur O'Farrell (October 19, 1896 – February 20, 1988) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 21 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the New ...

, American baseballer * Brett O'Farrell (disambiguation), several people ** Brett O'Farrell (Australian rules footballer) (born 1978), Australian footballer **

Brett O'Farrell (rugby league) Brett O'Farrell (born 23 March 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 1999 to 2001. Early life Played juni ...

(born 1980), Australian footballer Broderick O'Farrell *

Derek O'Farrell Derek O'Farrell (born 5 June 1983) is a Canadian rower. References * * * * 1983 births Living people Canadian male rowers Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Canada World Rowing Championships medalists f ...

(born 1983), Canadian rower *

Elizabeth O'Farrell Elizabeth O'Farrell (; 5 November 1883 – 25 June 1957) was an Irish nurse, republican and member of , best known for delivering the surrender in the Easter Rising of 1916. Early life Elizabeth O'Farrell was born on 5 November 1883 in City ...

(1884–1957), Irish revolutionary *

Finola O'Farrell Dame Finola Mary Lucy O'Farrell, DBE KC (born 15 December 1960), commonly called The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell, is a British high court judge and barrister. Early life Finola O'Farrell was educated at St Philomena's Catholic High Schoo ...

, British judge *

Francis Fergus O'Farrell Major General Francis Fergus O’Farrell 1650 to 1712, was an Irish-born professional soldier who served in the Dutch States Army under William III until 1689, when he transferred into the English Army. During the Nine Years' War in 1695, he ...

, Irish soldier *

Frank O'Farrell Francis O'Farrell (9 October 1927 – 6 March 2022) was an Irish football player and manager. He played as a wing half for Cork United, West Ham United and Preston North End. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League before joining W ...

, Irish footballer *

Henry O'Farrell Henry James O'Farrell (183321 April 1868) was the first person to attempt a political assassination in Australia. On 12 March 1868, he shot and wounded Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria. Biogra ...

, Australian assassin *

Jasper O'Farrell Jasper O'Farrell (1817–1875) was an Irish-American politician who served as the first surveyor for San Francisco. He designed the "grand promenade" that became today's Market Street. O'Farrell Street in San Francisco is named after him. Early ...

, American politician *

John O'Farrell (disambiguation) John O'Farrell may refer to: *John O'Farrell (author) (born 1962), British author, broadcaster and political campaigner *John O'Farrell (politician) (1826–1892), Canadian politician *John O'Farrell (venture capitalist) John O’Farrell is an I ...

, several people **

John O'Farrell (author) John O'Farrell (born 27 March 1962) is a British author, comedy scriptwriter, and political campaigner. Previously a lead writer for such shows as ''Spitting Image'' and ''Have I Got News for You'', he is now best known as a comic author for su ...

(born 1962), British writer and political activist **

John O'Farrell (politician) John O'Farrell (December 4, 1826 – November 11, 1892) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Lotbinière in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1858. His surname also appears as Farrall. ...

(1826–1892), Canadian politician **

John O'Farrell (venture capitalist) John O’Farrell is an Irish venture capitalist at the Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz, which he joined in June 2010 as its third general partner. He has served on the boards of UNICEF USA, PagerDuty, Slack, Factual, GoodData, Granular, ...

, American financier **

John A. O'Farrell John A. O'Farrell (February 23, 1823 – October 29, 1900) was an Irish Americans, Irish American adventurer, miner, and American pioneer, pioneer and was among the first residents of Boise, Idaho, Boise, Idaho. Early life and education John A ...

(1823–1900), American adventurer ** J. T. O'Farrell (died 1971), Irish politician *

Josh O'Farrell Joshua 'Josh' O'Farrell is the former Democratic representative for the 96th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. Following the resignation of Representative Allan Sayre in 2010, he was selected to serve the remainder of the term fro ...

, American politician *

Lauren O'Farrell Lauren O'Farrell, (born 1977) also known as Deadly Knitshade, is an English author and artist. She is best known for playing a major part in the beginnings of the UK graffiti knitting street art scene, creating the Stitch London craft community an ...

(born 1977), British artist *

Luke O'Farrell Luke O'Farrell (born 25 February 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Midleton. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for seven years, during which time he usually lined out as a right corner-forward. Pla ...

(born 1990), Irish hurler *

Maggie O'Farrell Maggie O'Farrell, RSL (born 27 May 1972), is a novelist from Northern Ireland. Her acclaimed first novel, ''After You'd Gone'', won the Betty Trask Award, and a later one, '' The Hand That First Held Mine'', the 2010 Costa Novel Award. She has ...

, Irish-British novelist *

Maud O'Farrell Swartz Maud O'Farrell Swartz (1879-1937) was an Irish-American labor organizer who worked to improve the lives of women and children. She served as president of the Women's Trade Union League from 1922 to 1926. In 1931 she was appointed secretary of the N ...

(1879–1937), American politician * Maureen O'Farrell, British actress *

Michael O'Farrell (disambiguation) Michael O'Farrell may refer to: * Michael O'Farrell (bishop) (1865–1928), Australian suffragan bishop * Michael O'Farrell (biker) Michael Vincent O'Farrell (June 2, 1949 – June 6, 1989), nicknamed "Irish", was an American outlaw biker and ...

, several people **

Michael O'Farrell (bishop) Michael O'Farrell (7 April 1865 in Milhow, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland – 4 April 1928 in Orange, New South Wales), an Australian suffragan bishop, was the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst, New South Wales. O'F ...

(1865–1928), Australian bishop **

Michael O'Farrell (gangster) Michael Vincent O'Farrell (June 2, 1949 – June 6, 1989), nicknamed "Irish", was an American outlaw biker and gangster who served as the vice-president and acting president of the Oakland, California, chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ...

(1949–1989), American gangster ** Michael J. O'Farrell (1832–1894), Irish bishop *

Mitch O'Farrell Mitch O'Farrell (born 1960) is an American politician, who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the Los Angeles City Council District 13, 13th district from 2013 to 2022, during which he spent eight days as President of the Los A ...

, American politician *

Patrick O'Farrell Patrick James O'Farrell (17 September 1933 – 25 December 2003) was a historian known for his histories of Roman Catholicism in Australia, Irish history and Irish Australian history. Early life and family O'Farrell was born on 17 September ...

, Australian historian *

Patrick H. O'Farrell Patrick H. O'Farrell is a molecular biologist who made crucial contribution to the development of 2-dimensional protein electrophoresis and ''Drosophila'' genetics. He is now a professor of Biochemistry at the University of California, San Francis ...

, American biologist * Pierre O’Farrell, American actor *

Richard O'Farrell (British Army officer) Major-General Richard O'Farrell (died 3 July 1757) was an officer of the British Army. Biography He was nominated ensign in a regiment of foot on 7 March 1692,Army List for 1740p. 21 and he served with reputation in the wars of King William III a ...

(died 1757), British colonel *

Richard O'Farrell (Irish Confederate) Richard O'Farrell was an Irish soldier of the seventeenth century most notable for his service in the Irish Confederate Wars from 1642 to 1651. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. Like many other Irish officers in the decades following the ...

, Irish soldier *

Séamus O'Farrell Séamus O'Farrell (died 9 December 1973) was an Irish independent politician and journalist. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1948 to 1951. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 6th Seanad The 6th Seanad was in office from 1948 to ...

(died 1973), Irish politician *

Seánie O'Farrell Seánie O'Farrell (born 1977) is an Irish people, Irish retired Hurling, hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork GAA, Cork senior team. Born in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, O'Farrell first arrived on the inter-county scene at th ...

(born 1977), Irish hurler * Tadeo O'Farrell (died 1602), Irish bishop *

Talbot O'Farrell Talbot O'Farrell (born William Parrott; 27 July 1878 – 2 September 1952) was an English music hall and variety show singer whose repertoire included both sentimental and comic songs. Early in his career he used the stage names Will (or Jo ...

(18781952), English singer *

Tony O'Farrell Tony O'Farrell (born Anthony G. O'Farrell in 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish mathematician who is Professor Emeritus at Maynooth University. He has been in the Mathematics and Statistics Department there since 1975. Early life He was born in Dublin ...

(born 1947), Irish mathematician *

Ursula O'Farrell Ursula O'Farrell (née Cussen, 24 May 1934 – 6 January 2022) was an Irish author and lecturer on the topic of counselling who worked for over 35 years as a counsellor. Life and career Born in Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland, in 193 ...

(née ''Cussen''; born 1934), Irish author

Places with the name

* O'Farrell, San Diego, California *

O'Farrell, Texas O'Farrell is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. History The area was first settled in the 1870s. Geography O'Farrell is located o ...

O'Farrell Community School The O'Farrell Charter Schools, or The O'Farrell Charter School, is a system of public charter schools in San Diego, California, United States. The school opened its doors in San Diego Unified School District in 1959 chosen in 1957 as Mabel E. ...

Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre The Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre was a strip club at 895 O'Farrell Street near San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Having opened as an X-rated movie theater by Jim and Artie Mitchell on July 4, 1969, the O'Farrell was one of Ameri ...

O'Farrell Street Jasper O'Farrell (1817–1875) was an Irish-American politician who served as the first surveyor for San Francisco. He designed the "grand promenade" that became today's Market Street. O'Farrell Street in San Francisco is named after him. Early ...

, San Francisco, California

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