Given name & surname
Murrell
“of the shining sea”
Murrell is a variant of Muriel. One Irish interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Murrell is a variant of Muriel. One Irish interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Murrell is a variant of Muriel. An origin associated with Muriel is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,288
- 1,098 boys · 190 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 48 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 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 450 as a first name in 2020; 10,871 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.
Murrell’s family of names
Murrell has a related form in Muriel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Murrell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Murrel
“of the shining sea”
80% boys · 20% girls
Murvin
“a friend of the sea”
>99% boys
Meril
“of the shining sea”
87% boys · 13% girls
Mansfield
“from the field near the small river”
>99% boys
Meade
“from the meadow”
99% boys · 1% girls
Boswell
“from the spring near the forest”
>99% boys
Morley
“woman from the moor” · “from the meadow on the moor”
92% boys · 8% girls
Harwood
“from the hare's forest”
>99% boys