Birchell: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Genealogists group Birchell with Birchall. The name is generally explained as “Birch nook”.

How the spelling arose

Spelled with “e” instead of “a”, Birchell shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Related forms: Burchall.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Birchell surname had 208 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames. Birchell sounds close to Burchell, so it can help to search both.

Birchell coat of arms

Arms linked to Birchall and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Birchell report, with a museum-style coat of arms.