
English: from the Middle English personal name Serle Serlo Serily (ancient Germanic Sarilo Serilo possibly derived from a root sarw- ‘device craft skill armor’ + suffix -il-) cognate with Old Norse Sǫrli. The name was frequent in Normandy and became common in England after the Conquest.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Project includes variants of Searles, Serles, Searl, Sarl, Sarrell, Sarrells, Sorrell, Sorrells, Serrell, Searelle, Searelles