The Morel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,309 people carried this name — #5,104 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,700 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 30,464 people named Morel.
390 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 102 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,752 people named Morel live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 963 people named Morel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
434 people named Morel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 509 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Morel in American newspapers,
1857–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 88,853 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Morel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Fédéric Morel 1552–1630 · professor -
Charles-Alexandre Morel, comte d'Aubigny 1699–1781 · military personnel -
Jean-Marie Morel 1728–1810 · architect -
Louis Morel d'Arleux 1755–1827 · painter -
Charles-Ferdinand Morel 1772–1848 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 199 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Morel.
- Morda 159 · U.S. census
- More 4,156 · U.S. census
- Moreau 8,473 · U.S. census
- Moreaux 306 · U.S. census
- Moree 1,623 · U.S. census
- Moreira 6,363 · U.S. census
- Morell 3,803 · U.S. census
- Morelle 171 · U.S. census
- Morelli 6,419 · U.S. census
- Morello 3,191 · U.S. census
- Moren 1,111 · U.S. census
- Morena 1,126 · U.S. census
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