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    The surname Morell

    A Latin surname, carried by 4,281 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɒˈɹɛl/ 2 syllables Soundex M640

    Morell: #7,756 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Morell #7,756, 4,281 people Morell: #7,756 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Morell #7,756, 4,281 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morell is more common than 95.2% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    * 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.

    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 4,281 people named Morell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,120 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,803.

    #7,756
    rank among US surnames
    4,281
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.6%
    change since 2000 (was #8,042)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,750Laskowski4,28472,069
    #7,752Ramer4,28372,086
    #7,753Carleton4,28272,103
    #7,756Morell4,28172,120
    #7,758Woodland4,28072,137

    Who is named Morell

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

    64% of people named Morell identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 30%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Morells

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Antoni Morell Mora
      Andorran writer (1941–2020)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Morell

    Morell 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 Morell come from?
    * 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…
    How common is the surname Morell?
    4,281 people in the United States had the surname Morell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,120 Americans. It ranked 7,756th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Morell?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Morell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Morell?
    Antoni Morell Mora, Andorran writer (1941–2020).
    Where is the surname Morell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Morell in Andorra.
    How do you pronounce Morell?
    Morell is /mɒˈɹɛl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Morell getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,803 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,281 in 2010, up 13%.