Morris

See also: morris

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹɪs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒɹɪs/
• (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹɪs/
• Homophones: morris, Maurice (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪs
• Hyphenation: Mor‧ris

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 [in turn originating as a patronymic], 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 number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
      2. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
      3. An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
      4. A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois.
      5. A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
      6. An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
      7. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
      8. A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.
      9. A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
      10. A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
      11. A township in Knox County, Ohio.
      12. A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
      13. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
      14. Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County.
      15. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family.
      16. A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
      17. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
4. A type of folk dance originating in England.

   Synonym: morris dance

5. A former make of British motor car.

Derived terms

• Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm
• Moe
• Morrisburg
• Morris chair
• Morris column
• Morris County
• Morrisism
• Morrisite
• Morrison
• Morrisville
• Morris water maze

 

Related terms

• Maurice

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Morris is the 62^nd 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

• Morriss