The Morrill surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,598 people carried this name — #4,667 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,458 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Morrill surname

Variant of Morel.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Morrill» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the morel’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Herveus Morel, Norfolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Morel, Morell, Morrall, Morrell and Morrill.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 540 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

188 families named Morrill, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,140 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 10 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New Hampshire 65
Massachusetts 42
New York 33
Maine 30
Vermont 7
South Carolina 5
Pennsylvania 4
Connecticut 1
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 254 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Morrill in American newspapers,
1896–1922.

Newspaper page from The Morning Tulsa Daily World carrying the name Morrill
The Morning Tulsa Daily World 1922-05-14
Newspaper page from The Florida Agriculturist carrying the name Morrill
The Florida Agriculturist 1896-11-18
Newspaper page from The Herald And News carrying the name Morrill
The Herald And News 1909-04-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 306,485 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Morrill in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

1,485 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Morrill. The most, 258, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 518
Queensland 388
Victoria 258
Tasmania 139
Western Australia 91
South Australia 86
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Morrill.

Who carried it

People named Morrill,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anson Morrill
    Anson Morrill 1803–1887 · politician
  • Justin Smith Morrill
    Justin Smith Morrill 1810–1898 · politician
  • Mary Morrill 1620–1704 · writer
  • Isaac Morrill 1646–1713
  • Isaac Morrill 1673–1737
  • James Morrill 1751–1833

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Morrill,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States714 records

714 records of the Morrill name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 286
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 139
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 106
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 66
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 52
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 35
  • Sacramento County historic burials 14
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Sterling R. Morrill

    Born 1925 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1943 at Brewer, Maine; farm hand from Penobscot County, Maine. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Whittier Morrill

    Born 1930; from San Carlos, California. U.S. Marine Corps, pilot vmf; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kate Morrill

    Arrived at New York in 1877 aboard the Baltic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 29; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 714 records for Morrill in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada56 records

56 records of the Morrill name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 44
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bertha Letitia Morrill

    Died 1939 in River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Amy Isabel Morrill

    Died 1913; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Warren Arthur Morrill

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 56 records for Morrill in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia23 records

23 records of the Morrill name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Tasmanian Names Index 8
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Benjamin Morrill

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Woodman, sailing from London in 1825. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1846. Married 1846 in Great Swanport, Tasmania, aged 38.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Morrill

    Arrived in Victoria in 1841 as an assisted immigrant aboard the England, aged 5.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Ann Morrill

    Of Croydon, New South Wales; died 1931.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Morrill in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Morrill name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jacob Morrill

    Buried in 1830 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 51.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Morrill

    Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Morrill

    Gunner, South Lancashire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Morrill in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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