Morrel Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Morrel Surname Definition:

Having yellow hair.

Morrel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Cuba501:230,4544,614
France211:3,162,987209,042
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
England71:7,959,723202,100
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:178,08015,904

Morrel (270) may also be a first name.

Morrel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Having yellow hair.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Morrel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Morrel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Morrel (Russian: Моррель) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morrel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 599,225th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Morrel are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 541,116th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 270 people.

The last name Morrel is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 1,108,437. In The United States Morrel is most numerous in: Maryland, where 26 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Cuba, where 10 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Morrel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morrel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 116 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morrel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morrel surname are 21.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morrel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 55.68% less than the national average, earning $10,062,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.92% more than the national average, earning $61,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morrell9226,694/
Morreel92278/
Morriel9269/
Morrael921/
Morel91181,131/
Morrelll862/
Morriell861/
Moorreel861/
Moorrell860/
Morreell860/
Morell8320,425/
Moriel832,747/
Moreel83974/
Murrel83384/
Marrel83321/
Merrel83182/
Motrel83175/
Morael83167/
Moreul83124/
Moerel83116/
Morril8372/
Mourel8352/
Morzel8350/
Morelh838/
Moorel834/
Moroel832/
Morelt832/
Moyrel832/
Morëel831/
Moirel831/
Moruel831/
Moreld830/
Mohrel830/
Morl80226/
Murrell7723,963/
Merrell7713,530/
Morrill7711,471/
Murriel77655/
Marriel77621/
Marreel77286/
Marrell77227/
Moitrel77152/
Merriel77129/
Moehrel7721/
Murreld7716/
Moriell7712/
Merreel779/
Morzell776/
Moorell775/
Mooreel774/
Mohreld774/
Mourell773/
Moirell771/
Moreell771/
Motrell771/
Mohrelt771/
Maurrel771/
Mosrell770/
Moroell770/
Merel733,079/
Moril731,319/
Marel731,245/
Moryl73983/
Murel73305/
Mérel7344/
Moerl7332/
Mürel739/
Marrl735/
Mohrl733/
Moorl732/
Morld732/
Morél732/
Merrl731/
Mourl731/
Mörel731/
Motrl731/
Murrl731/
Mórel731/
Murriell7186/
Merriell7164/
Morelova7110/
Morelová717/
Meurrell713/
Meurriel712/
Marriell712/
Meerrell711/
Marreell711/
Moreheld711/
Morrisll711/
Moerrill711/
Maurrell711/
Marruell711/
Mmorrill710/
Muriel6727,406/
Maurel6716,071/
Morlet675,331/
Mariel671,309/
Meriel67901/
Morgil67846/
Marell67558/
Marzel67454/
Merril67350/
Mareel67248/
Murell67246/
Motril67179/
Merell67170/
Mohrle67129/
Morild67125/
Mutrel6789/
Mohril6783/
Morill6770/
Murril6762/
Maerel6761/
Maarel6753/
Mahrel6745/
Marril6740/
Marael6734/
Maruel6733/
Mehrel6726/
Mürell6724/
Mareld6719/
Moehrl6714/
Mührel6713/
Mériel677/
Murzel676/
Merrll675/
Musrel673/
Mouril673/
Moriol673/
Maroel673/
Muruel672/
Morisl671/
Mureel671/
Murrll671/
Moeril671/
Hmoryl671/
Matrel671/
Meurel671/
Morzil671/
Moruil671/
Moiril671/
Mareul671/
Merehl670/

Morrel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morrel in the Russian language
Моррельmorrel-

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Morrel Reference & Research

Morrill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Morrill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morrel
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