# Morell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/morell/  
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) | 4,281 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,756 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 72,120 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (3,803 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɒˈɹɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English and Old French more (“dark”), from Latin Maurus. Compare Moore. * As a French surname, Americanized from Morel. Also compare Morell. * The placename is named after Jean Francois Morel, a French settler from Saint-Malo who arrived near the current settlement around 1720.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Morell 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) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 30% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Morell in Andorra.

## People named Morell

- Antoni Morell Mora, Andorran writer (1941–2020)

## Similar surnames

Morrell, Morley, Murrell, Morel, Morrill, Morelli, Morillo, Morello, Morreale, Merola, 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.