Meaning & origin
What it means
Murrill is a form of Muriel. Muriel goes back to Proto-Celtic *gelos, meaning “yellow, white.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Murrill is a form of Muriel. Muriel comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murrill through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 5 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 1938. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 903 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.
Murrill’s family of names
In English usage, Murrill 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 Murrill, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Myron
“refers to myrrh, a fragrant oil”
>99% boys
Murray
“the lord of the sea”
86% boys · 14% girls
Merlin
Merlin is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “of the sea fortress; in Arthurian legend, the wizard and mentor of King Arthur.”
82% boys · 18% girls
Marlin
“resembling a little hawk”
86% boys · 14% girls
Lowell
“resembling a young wolf”
99% boys · 1% girls
Margarito
“resembling a pearl”
>99% boys
Vergil
“the staff-bearer”
>99% boys
Werner
“of the defending army”
>99% boys