Morris

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English

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Etymology

  • The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Morris (countable and uncountable, plural Morrises)

  1. (countable) A male given name
    1. A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
    2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  2. (countable) A surname.
    1. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
    2. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis (“descendant of Maurice”).
    3. A surname from Welsh , an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).
  3. A placename:
    1. A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
    2. The Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312, a rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. A town in Alabama, United States; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
    4. A town in Connecticut, United States; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
    5. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
    6. A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States.
    7. An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.
    8. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
    9. A town and village in New York, United States; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
    10. A city in Oklahoma, United States.
    11. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States.
    12. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States; named for a local family.
    13. A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
    14. A town in Wisconsin, United States.
  4. A type of folk dance originating in England.
    Synonym: morris dance
  5. A former make of British motor car.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Morris is the 62nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 318,884 individuals. Morris is most common among White (73.59%) and Black/African American (20.08%) individuals.

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