The Scottish, Irish and English surname Merrill is an habitational name from any of several minor places named with the Old English elements myrige meaning “pleasant” and hyll meaning “hill.” When found in Scotland and Ireland it derives from the ancient Gaelic Muirgheal' of the pre 10th century, and translating as 'Sea-bright', although it is also claimed that as Mureil it was a Breton name brought to England by the Norman-French invaders of 1066. Early written records of the name or a variant include Walter Merel of Suffolk in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1381, and Thomas Merells also of Suffolk in 1524. Today there are more than 32,000 bearers of the family name Merrill living in The United States. Notable bearers of the surname Merrill include Nathaniel Merrill the noted American stage and opera director and Lorenzo Merrill the 19th Century American educator and politician who served as both a Republican senator and Democratic senator in the Wisconsin legislature. He was born in 1818 and died in 1895. . 
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