Dark-skinned or moorish; from the mulberry tree
Morrell is an English surname derived from the Old French 'Morel', a diminutive of 'More' (Moor). It historically referred to someone with a dark complexion or, in some cases, was a topographic name for someone living near a mulberry tree.
Less common today
Morrell isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,709 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American physicist and professor
British physician and pioneer of laryngology
