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Morell Name Meaning

English: variant spelling of Morrell or Morel. Catalan: habitational name from any of several places called Morell in Tarragona and Girona provinces or Majorica and Minorca Islands, from a vernacular form of Latin Maurellus ‘dark-skinned’, diminutive of Maurus ‘Moor’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Morel, Morrell, Orell, Mowell, Sorell, Morello, Monell, Torell

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Morell Family Origin

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Morell Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    35%

  • Laborer

    11%

  • Keeping House

    4%

  • Farming

    2%

In 1880, Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Morell. The most common Morell occupation in the USA was Farmer. 35% of Morell's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Morell family was Farming.

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Morell Historical Records

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Morell Life Expectancy

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