The Morelli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,532 people carried this name — #5,333 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,419 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 4,515 people named Morelli live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,013 people named Morelli.
317 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
341 people named Morelli live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 65 people named Morelli 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
24 people named Morelli have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
69 people named Morelli are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Morelli in American newspapers,
1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,294 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Morelli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lazzaro Morelli 1608–1690 · artist -
Maria Lanceata Morelli 1704–1762 · monk -
Domenico Morelli 1714–1804 · Catholic priest -
Cosimo Morelli 1732–1812 · architect -
Vincenzo Maria Morelli 1741–1822 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 210 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Morelli.
- Moreaux 313 · U.S. census
- Moree 1,862 · U.S. census
- Moreira 9,037 · U.S. census
- Morel 8,085 · U.S. census
- Morell 4,281 · U.S. census
- Morelle 166 · U.S. census
- Morello 3,283 · U.S. census
- Moren 1,103 · U.S. census
- Morena 1,680 · U.S. census
- Moreno 196,925 · U.S. census
- Morera 1,155 · U.S. census
- Mores 422 · U.S. census
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