Farnell
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Farnell is an English surname derived from places named Farnell across Britain. Farnell comes from Old English fearn meaning "fern" and hyll meaning "hill".[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Anthony Farnell (born 1978), English boxer
- George Stanley Farnell (1861–95), classical scholar and educator, brother of Lewis Richard, below
- James Farnell (1825–1888), Australian politician
- Lewis Richard Farnell (1856–1934), Oxford classical scholar
