# Merrell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/merrell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,809 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,032 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,049 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (8,414 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Muriel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merrell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merrell in the United States.

## People named Merrell

- Shea Couleé, American drag queen

## Similar surnames

Merrill, Morrell, Murrell, Morrill, Merlo, Merola, Merle, Murrill, Murillo, Marlow, Morley, Morel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.