Morris

morris English Etymology The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris. Pronunciation en /ˈmɔɹɪs/ GA en /ˈmɒɹɪs/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Morris.wav Southern England en /ˈmɑɹɪs/ NYC,Philadelphia en morris Maurice one pronunciation en ɒɹɪs 2 en Mor ris Proper noun ~ es en countable en male. en male Old French, a medieval form of en fr Maurice. en Maurice en male surnames. en countable en. en English and Scottish patronymics. en Irish, an anglicization of en ga Ó Muirghis, from ga Ó descendant and ga Muiris Muirghis of Maurice. en Welsh < patronymics, an anglicization of en cy Meurig Maurice. A placename: en eponyms en town p/Manitoba c/Canada ; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris (politician) Alexander Morris. en rurmun in central p/Saskatchewan c/Canada the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312. en number of places c/USA: en town co/Jefferson County s/Alabama ; named for early pioneer Mae Morris. en town co/Litchfield County s/Connecticut ; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III. en unincorporated community co/Quitman County s/Georgia ; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent. en city/county seat co/Grundy County s/Illinois. en twp co/Grundy County s/Illinois. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Adams co/Ripley County s/Indiana. en eponyms en city/county seat co/Stevens County s/Minnesota ; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris. en twp co/Stevens County s/Minnesota. en eponyms en town/and/village co/Otsego County s/New York ; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory en Lewis Morris. en twp co/Knox County s/Ohio. en city co/Okmulgee County s/Oklahoma. en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Tioga County s/Pennsylvania. en Four other <<townships>> in <<s/Pennsylvania>>, in <<co/Clearfield County>>, <<co/Greene County>>, <<co/Huntingdon County>> and <<co/Washington County>>. en unincorporated community co/Nicholas County s/West Virginia ; named for a local family. en ghost town co/Kanawha County s/West Virginia. en town co/Shawano County s/Wisconsin. A type of folk dance originating in England.en Dances en morris dance A former make of British motor car.en Automobiles Derived terms en Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm Moe Morris chair Morris column Morris County Morris Plains Morris Township Morris water maze Morrisburg Morrisian Morrisism Morrisite Morrison Morristown Morrisville Related terms en Maurice 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. See also en Morriss