Cherrill
Cherrill is an English surname. It is either habitational, referring to Cherhill, Wiltshire, England, or occupational, referring to 'churl', 'bonded tenant', 'serf', or 'peasant'. Notable people with the surname include:David Cherrill, American television writer and director Virginia Cherrill, American film actress
Meaning & Origin of Cherrill
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cherrill is an English surname. It is either habitational, referring to Cherhill, Wiltshire, England, or occupational, referring to 'churl', 'bonded tenant', 'serf', or 'peasant'. Notable people with the surname include:David Cherrill, American television writer and director Virginia Cherrill, American film actress
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The Story of Cherrill
American parents first put Cherrill on the record books as a baby girl name in 1931, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 19 Cherrills were born — ranking #1,981 that year. About 47% of every Cherrill on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Cherrill last appeared in the published SSA data in 1967, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 173 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cherrill
Cherrill is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 173 births in the dataset. Cherrill's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #1,981. Use the chart and map above to compare Cherrill's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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