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Morris name meaning

First Name
71k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
319k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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What does the name Morris mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Morris

User Submitted Origins

English
63%
African
20%
Dutch
6%
French
3%
Gaelic
3%
Jamaican
3%
Berber
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Florida, U.S., the name Morris means "Son of Maurice".
  2. A submission from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Morris means "Shadow".
  3. A user from Zambia says the name Morris is of African origin and means "Strong".
  4. A submission from Australia says the name Morris means "Male responsible" and is of Berber origin.
  5. A user from Netherlands says the name Morris is of Dutch origin and means "Emperor of God. Nobody is better than him".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Mor"ris
Senses
  1. A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.
  2. A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictitious characters.
  3. An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed at the angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is played."The nine-men's morris is filled up with mud." [Shak.]

Note: ☞ The figure consists of three concentric squares, with lines from the angles of the outer one to those of the inner, and from the middle of each side of the outer square to that of the inner. The game is played by two persons with nine or twelve pieces each (hence called nine-men's morris or twelve-men's morris). The pieces are placed alternately, and each player endeavors to prevent his opponent from making a straight row of three. Should either succeed in making a row, he may take up one of his opponent's pieces, and he who takes off all of his opponent's pieces wins the game.

Etymology: Sp. morisco Moorish, fr. Moro a Moor: cf. F. moresque, It. moresca

noun Mor"ris
A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body. It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.

Etymology: So called from its discoverer

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)
  2. Leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)
  3. English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)
  4. United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
Wiktionary

The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

  1. A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of Maurice.
  2. An English and Scottish patronymic surname​.
  3. An Irish surname​, an anglicization of Ó Muirghis (“descendant of Maurice”).
  4. A Welsh patronymic surname​, an anglicization of Meurig (“Maurice”).
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  6. A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois.
  7. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
  8. A town in Manitoba; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
  9. A town in Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
  10. A city in Oklahoma.
  11. A town in Wisconsin.
  12. A town in Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
  13. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
  14. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
  15. A town and village in New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
  16. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
  17. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family.
  18. A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  19. A type of folk dance originating in England.
    Synonym: morris dance
  20. A former make of British motor car.

Notable Persons Named Morris

Notable Persons Named Morris

Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1990 to present. Morris was given the name Morris Lamont Chestnut on January 1st, 1969 in Cerritos, California, United States.

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Morris Day

Morris Day is a rock music, pop music, rhythm, blues, soul music, funk, funk rock, funk metal, new wave music, electronic dance music, and hip hop music musician, singer, and drummer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1981 to 1981. Morris was given the name Morris E. Day on December 13th, 1957.

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Mac Davis

Mac Davis is a country music and pop music singer-songwriter and actor. He plays Guitar and Vocals. He was most active from 1968 to present. Mac was given the name Morris Mac Davis on January 21st, 1942.

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Morris Claiborne

Morris Claiborne is a football player for the Dallas Cowboys. He has been prominent since 2012. Morris was born on February 7th, 1990 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Morris is also known as Claiborne, Morris Lee; Claiborne, and Morris L..

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Morris Dees

Morris Dees is a civil rights, social justice activist, african-american civil rights movement (1954–68), social justice, and civil rightsandsocial justiceactivist. Morris was given the name Morris Seligman Dees, Jr. on December 16th, 1936 in Shorter, Alabama.

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Morrie Schwartz

Morrie Schwartz was a professor. Morrie was given the name Morris S. Schwartz on December 20th, 1916 in New York City. He passed away on November 4th, 1995.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Morris

Notable Persons With the Last Name Morris

Heather Morris

Heather Morris is an actress, singer, dancer, and model. She has had major accomplishments since 2006. Heather was given the name Heather Elizabeth Morris on February 1st, 1987 in Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.

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William Morris

William Morris was an artist, designer, writer, and socialist. William was born on March 24th, 1834 in Walthamstow. He died on October 3rd, 1896.

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Maren Morris

Maren Morris is a country pop and folk rock singing, songwriter, and guitarist. She plays Singer-songwriter and Vocals. She was most prominent from 2005 to present. Maren was given the name Maren Larae Morris on April 10th, 1990 in Arlington, Texas.

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Dick Morris

Dick Morris is an author. Dick was given the name Richard S. Morris on November 28th, 1946 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Chris Morris

Chris Morris is a black comedy and satire comedian. Chris was given the name Christopher J Morris on June 15th, 1962 in Colchester.

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MattyBRaps

MattyBRaps is a songwriter and rapper. He was most prominent from 2010 to present. MattyBRaps was given the name Matthew David Morris on January 6th, 2003 in Duluth, Georgia.

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  • Markieff Morris
    Basketball Player
  • Errol Morris
    Film Director
  • Lamorne Morris
    Actor
  • Marcus Morris
    Basketball Player
  • Julian Morris
    Actor
  • Robert Morris
    United States Superintendent of Finance
  • Keith Morris
    Singing
  • Tony Martin
    Musician
  • Phil Morris
    Actor
  • Stephen Morris
    Musician
  • Wanya Morris
    Singing
  • Janet Ellen Morris
    Author
  • Nathan Morris
    Singer
  • Robert Tappan Morris
    Professor

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Morris U.S.
  White 73.59% 64.26%
  African American 20.08% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.57% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.98% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.24% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.55% 16.26%

Of Last Name Morris

People with the last name Morris are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Morris

  • What name lists does Morris rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Morris? Morris is the 829th most popular name of all time. As a last name Morris was the 62nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Morris have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 70,920 babies born with the first name Morris in the United States. That's more than enough people named Morris to occupy the territory of Bermuda (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 64,237 (as of May 20, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Morris? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 77 new born babies.
  • When was Morris first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Morris is Monday, July 8th, 1822.
  • What year had the most people named Morris born? The highest recorded use of the first name Morris was in 1918 with a total of 1,679 babies. That's a lot of babies named Morris!
  • Random Morris Factoid: According to the 1912 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Morris ranks 47th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Connecticut. Imagine that, 25 babies in Connecticut have the same name in 1912.
  • Weird things about the name Morris: The name spelled backwards is Sirrom. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Irrsmo. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Morris? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 318,884 people with the last name Morris.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Morris? Morris was ranked as the 62nd most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
  • Morris name meaning

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