Tirel
Tirel is a French surname which may have either been a nickname for a stubborn person or alternatively be a surname of baptismal origin from the personal name Thorvald. It is the source of the frequent English surnames Tyrrell, Tyrell, Terrell, Tirrell and Turrell.
Notable people with this name include:
- Christiane Tirel, French botanist
- Élodie Tirel, French author of children's literature
- Guillaume Tirel, French chef
- John Tirel, Irish judge
- Walter Tirel, Anglo-Norman nobleman