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/
• (NYC) 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 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

• 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