As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

QUARRELL. The bolt, or arrow, shot from a cross-bow was so called ; but the surname is evidently derived from 0. Eng. qmi-el, a stone quarry, and is thus cognate with Pitt, Hole, &c. Q.uarel. H.R. QUARREOUR. A quarryman. Le

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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