Terril comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Land ruler or powerful ruler..
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How popular is Terril?
1945peak year
Today, Terril has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1945, 16 babies were given the name (ranked #1765 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1940s. In all, around 596 babies have been registered as Terril since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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