Given name & surname
Morrill
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Morrill is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Morrill is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Morrill is a form of Morel. Morel comes from French, and ultimately from Old French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Morrill is a variant of Morris. The history of Morris gives this family its wider story. Morris was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Morrill through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63
- 63 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1949. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,207 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Morrill’s family of names
Morrill has a related form in Morris. In English usage, Morrill as a surname has a related form in Morel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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