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    The surname Morel

    A Latin surname, carried by 8,085 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M640

    Morel: #4,399 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Morel #4,399, 8,085 people Morel: #4,399 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Morel #4,399, 8,085 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morel is more common than 97.3% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    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.

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,085 people named Morel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,187 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,309.

    #4,399
    rank among US surnames
    8,085
    people in 2010
    2.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.2%
    change since 2000 (was #5,104)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,390Holcombe8,10338,103
    #4,391Hefner8,10038,117
    #4,392Enos8,09738,131
    #4,393Maness8,09538,140
    #4,394Buckingham8,09438,145
    #4,396Ginn8,08838,173
    #4,397Cromwell8,08738,178

    Who is named Morel

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    58% of people named Morel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 58%
    • White (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Morels

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jorge Morel
      Association football player, born 1998
    • Jacques Morel
      15th century French sculptor (1395-1459)
    • Marie-Rose Morel
      Belgian politician (1972-2011)

    Notable Morels come mostly from Paraguay (1), France (1) and Belgium (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Morel

    Morel has the Soundex code M640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M640.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Morel come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Morel?
    8,085 people in the United States had the surname Morel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,187 Americans. It ranked 4,399th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Morel?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Morel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Morel?
    Jorge Morel, association football player, followed by Jacques Morel.
    Where is the surname Morel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Morel in Paraguay, France and Belgium.
    Is the surname Morel getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,085 in 2010, up 28%.
    What are other spellings of Morel?
    Morell, Morill, Morrell and Morrill.