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    The surname Murrell

    A surname, carried by 11,347 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M640

    Murrell: #3,185 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Murrell #3,185, 11,347 people Murrell: #3,185 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Murrell #3,185, 11,347 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Murrell is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Muriel.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,347 people named Murrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,209 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,600.

    #3,185
    rank among US surnames
    11,347
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7%
    change since 2000 (was #3,125)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,176Withers11,38127,128
    #3,177Sisson11,38027,131
    #3,178Pepper11,37427,145
    #3,179Choate11,37227,150
    #3,180Tolentino11,37127,152
    #3,181Whelan11,36327,171
    #3,182Yan11,35427,193

    Who is named Murrell

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

    54% of people named Murrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 54%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 41%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Murrells

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joan Murrell Owens
      American marine biologist (1933-2011)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Murrell

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Murrell come from?
    Variant of Muriel.
    How common is the surname Murrell?
    11,347 people in the United States had the surname Murrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,209 Americans. It ranked 3,185th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Murrell?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Murrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Murrell?
    Joan Murrell Owens, American marine biologist (1933-2011).
    Where is the surname Murrell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Murrell in the United States.
    Is the surname Murrell getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,347 in 2010, up 7.0%.