# Morel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/morel/  
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 | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,085 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,399 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,187 people |
| Change since 2000 | +28% (6,309 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Morell, Morill, Morrell, Morrill |

## Etymology

From French, Spanish and English surname, from the personal name Morel, a derivative of Late Latin Maurellus, from Latin Maurus (“Moor”). See also Mauro, Moreau. In French, sometimes directly from Old French more (“dark”), from the same word. Compare also More, Morell.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Morel 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) | 38% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 58% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Morel in Paraguay, France and Belgium.

## People named Morel

- Jorge Morel, association football player
- Jacques Morel, 15th century French sculptor  (1395-1459)
- Marie-Rose Morel, Belgian politician (1972-2011)

## Similar surnames

Morrell, Morley, Morrill, Morelli, Morell, Morillo, Morello, Morreale, Merola, Muriel, Murillo, Merrill.

## 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.