Morris (surname)
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Morris is a surname
of various origins though mostly of English
, Irish
, Scottish
and Welsh
origin. The name in some cases can be of German
origin and even an Americanisation of several Jewish surnames. The surname ranked 53 out of 88,799 in the United States
and 32 out of 500 in England
and Wales
.
and Scotland
, the name can be derived from the Old French
personal name
Maurice which was introduced to Britain by the Normans
. It can also be derived from the Latin
Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus. This name was used by several early Christian saints.
The first Morrises in the British Isles were recorded as living in the bordering counties of Monmouthshire
, Wales
and Herefordshire
, England by the Norman Conquest of 1066 AD..
In Wales, Morris is an Anglicisation of the Welsh
personal name Meurig (ultimately derived from Latin Mauritius).
Additionally the name Morris
is of Anglo-Norman
origin deriving from the 'De Marisco' line.
de Moiréis - Morris, Morrison
; Norman
'de Mareys', 'de Marreis', Latin
'de Marisco', i.e., 'of the marsh'; a common surname in many parts of the south of Ireland, especially in Kilkenny
, Tipperary
, Offaly, Laois, Cork
and Limerick
, where it is now anglicised as Morris. A family of the name settled, in 1485, at Galway and became one of the tribes
of that city.
Irish Ó Muiris - O'Morris, Morris - 'descendant of Muiris' (sea-choice); a variant of Ó Muireasa - O'Morrissy, Morrissy, O'Morissy, Morissy, O'Morrissey, Morrissey, O'Morrissy, Morrissy (Morris, Morrison); the name of a branch of the Uí Fiachrach
who were formerly chiefs of a district on the southern shore of Sligo
Bay, in the barony of Tireragh. It is highly probable that there were several other distinct families so called, as the name, both in the present form and as Ó Muiris, is common in most parts of Ireland.
, as a variant of the German
name Moritz
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of various origins though mostly of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
origin. The name in some cases can be of German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
origin and even an Americanisation of several Jewish surnames. The surname ranked 53 out of 88,799 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and 32 out of 500 in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Britain
In EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, the name can be derived from the Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
Maurice which was introduced to Britain by the Normans
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
. It can also be derived from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus. This name was used by several early Christian saints.
The first Morrises in the British Isles were recorded as living in the bordering counties of Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England by the Norman Conquest of 1066 AD..
In Wales, Morris is an Anglicisation of the Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
personal name Meurig (ultimately derived from Latin Mauritius).
Additionally the name Morris
Morris
-People:* Morris , a common family name * Morris , Belgian cartoonist, creator of Lucky Luke* Morris, one of the 14 Tribes of Galway, Ireland-Places:In Canada*Morris, Manitoba...
is of Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
origin deriving from the 'De Marisco' line.
Ireland
IrishIrish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
de Moiréis - Morris, Morrison
Morrison (surname)
Morrison is a surname. In some cases it is derived from a patronymic form of the personal name Morris. This personal name is a variant of Maurice, and was quite popular in the Middle Ages. The surname is common throughout Ireland, but mainly in east Ulster...
; Norman
Norman (name)
Norman is a both surname and a given name. The surname has multiple origins including English, Irish , Scottish and Dutch, Swedish and Ashkenazi Jewish and Jewish American...
'de Mareys', 'de Marreis', Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
'de Marisco', i.e., 'of the marsh'; a common surname in many parts of the south of Ireland, especially in Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...
, Tipperary
Tipperary
Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....
, Offaly, Laois, Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
and Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, where it is now anglicised as Morris. A family of the name settled, in 1485, at Galway and became one of the tribes
Tribes of Galway
The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, D'Arcy, Deane, Font, Ffrench, Joyce, Kirwan,...
of that city.
Irish Ó Muiris - O'Morris, Morris - 'descendant of Muiris' (sea-choice); a variant of Ó Muireasa - O'Morrissy, Morrissy, O'Morissy, Morissy, O'Morrissey, Morrissey, O'Morrissy, Morrissy (Morris, Morrison); the name of a branch of the Uí Fiachrach
Uí Fiachrach
The Uí Fiachrach were a dynasty who originated in, and whose descendants later ruled, the coicead or fifth of Connacht at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards. They claimed descent from Fiachrae, an older half-brother of Niall Noigiallach or Niall of the Nine Hostages...
who were formerly chiefs of a district on the southern shore of Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
Bay, in the barony of Tireragh. It is highly probable that there were several other distinct families so called, as the name, both in the present form and as Ó Muiris, is common in most parts of Ireland.
Germany
In some cases Morris is of German originGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, as a variant of the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name Moritz
Moritz
Moritz is the German equivalent of the name Maurice. It may refer to:People*Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century...
.
Notable people sharing the surname "Morris"
- Aaron MorrisAaron MorrisAaron John Morris is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Aldershot Town. He is also a Wales under-21 international.-Cardiff City:...
(born 1989), Welsh footballer - Alexander MorrisAlexander MorrisAlexander Morris, PC was a Canadian politician. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald , and was the second Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba...
, Canadian politician and judge - Allen Morris (historian)Allen Morris (historian)Allen Morris was the historian of the Florida legislature and Clerk of the House. He is also an author and wrote the books Florida Place Names, The Florida Handbook, and The Florida Handbook...
- Arthur Morris (Alaska)Arthur Morris (Alaska)Arthur Morris was an officer in the United States Army who served as the ninth commander of the Department of Alaska, from March 5, 1877 to June 14, 1877....
, American military official - Barry MorrisBarry MorrisBarry Morris was an Australian politician, who in 1995 was jailed for making bomb and death threats. The incident was considered a key factor in the Labor Party being returned to power in New South Wales after seven years in Opposition.-Career:Born in Lithgow in 1935, Morris initially followed...
(1935–2001), Australian politician - Benny MorrisBenny MorrisBenny Morris is professor of History in the Middle East Studies department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in the city of Be'er Sheva, Israel...
(born 1948), Israeli historian - Charles W. MorrisCharles W. MorrisCharles W. Morris was an American semiotician and philosopher.-Background:A son of Charles William and Laura Morris, Charles William Morris was born on May 23, 1901...
(c. 1901–1973), American semiotician and philosopher - Chris Morris (satirist)Chris Morris (satirist)Christopher Morris is an English satirist, writer, director and actor. A former radio DJ, he is best known for anchoring the spoof news and current affairs television programmes The Day Today and Brass Eye, as well as his frequent engagement with controversial subject matter.In 2010 Morris...
(born 1965), British comedy writer, satirist, actor and radio DJ - Des MorrisDes MorrisDes Morris is an Australian former rugby league footballer, coach and administrator.He played club football in Queensland for the Booval Swifts and Eastern Suburbs club of the Brisbane Rugby League, and represented his state on fifteen occasions...
(born 1948), Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator - Desmond MorrisDesmond MorrisDesmond John Morris, born 24 January 1928 in Purton, north Wiltshire, is a British zoologist and ethologist, as well as a popular anthropologist. He is also known as a painter, television presenter and popular author.-Life:...
(born 1928), British ethnologist and zoologist - Dick MorrisDick MorrisDick Morris is an American political author and commentator who previously worked as a pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant....
(born 1948), American political author, newspaper columnist, and commentator - Dov Grumet-MorrisDov Grumet-MorrisDov Grumet-Morris is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Lørenskog IK of the GET-ligaen in Norway.-Playing career:Dov attended Harvard University...
(born 1982), American ice hockey player - Edward Morris (disambiguation)Edward Morris (disambiguation)Edward Morris may refer to:* Edward Morris , President of Morris & Company* Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris , lawyer and Prime Minister of Newfoundland* Edward Joy Morris , U.S...
- Edward Morris (businessman) (d. 1913), President of Morris & Company
- Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris, lawyer and Prime Minister of Newfoundland
- Edward Joy MorrisEdward Joy MorrisEdward Joy Morris was a Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia...
(1815-1881), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania - Edward Ellis MorrisEdward Ellis MorrisEdward Ellis Morris was an educationist and miscellaneous writer.Morris was born at Madras, India, fourteenth child of John Carnac Morris, accountant-general of the British East India Company at Madras, and his wife Rosanna Curtis. Morris was educated at Rugby School and Lincoln College, Oxford,...
(1843 – 1902), educationist and miscellaneous writer - Ed Morris (baseball)
- Ed Morris (1880s pitcher) (1862-1937), 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher
- Ed Morris (1920s pitcher)Ed Morris (1920s pitcher)Walter Edward Morris [Big Ed] was a starting pitcher in Major League who played between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 2", 185 lb., he batted and threw right-handed....
(1899-1932), 20th century Major League Baseball pitcher - Elizabeth MorrisElizabeth MorrisElizabeth M. Morris, OBE is a glaciologist and Senior Associate at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. She has been a visiting professor at the University of Reading since 1995...
(born 1946), British glaciologist - Errol MorrisErrol MorrisErrol Mark Morris is an American director. In 2003, The Guardian put him seventh in its list of the world's 40 best directors. Also in 2003, his film The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.-Early life and...
(born 1948), American documentary film director - Estelle MorrisEstelle MorrisEstelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, PC was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from 1992 to 2005, and served briefly in the Cabinet as Education Secretary.-Early life:...
(born 1952), British politician and member of the House of Lords - Rev. Francis Orpen MorrisFrancis Orpen MorrisRev. Francis Orpen Morris , Irish ornithologist and entomologist, was notable as the author of many children's books and books on natural history and heritage buildings...
(1810–1893), Irish ornithologist and entomologist - Garrett MorrisGarrett MorrisGarrett Gonzalez Morris is an American comedian and actor from New Orleans. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980.-Early life and career:...
(born 1937), American actor and comedian - Gouverneur MorrisGouverneur MorrisGouverneur Morris , was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a native of New York City who represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation. Morris was also an author of large sections of the...
(1752–1816), American statesman, and diplomat - Grenville MorrisGrenville MorrisArthur Grenville Morris was a Welsh footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Swindon Town, and who was also capped by Wales. Usually just known as Grenville Morris, he was born in Builth Wells, Wales...
(1877–1959), Welsh footballer - Heather Morris (born 1987), American Actress
- Herbert Stanley MorrisHerbert Stanley MorrisHerbert Stanley Morris was a botanist who served as District Commissioner on the island of Fiji and A.D.C. to the Governor of Fiji, Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott. He fought in World War I but was killed in a flying accident....
(1892–1918), South African botanist - Ivan MorrisIvan MorrisIvan Ira Esme Morris was a British author and teacher in the field of Japanese Studies.Ivan Morris was born in London, of mixed American and Swedish parentage, to Ira Victor Morris and Edita Morris. He studied at Gordonstoun, before graduating from Phillips Academy...
(1925–1976), British author and teacher in the field of Japanese Studies - Jack MorrisJack MorrisJohn Scott "Jack" Morris is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in 18 big league seasons between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers, and won 254 games throughout his career...
(born 1955), baseball player - James Morris, several people
- Jane Morris (née Jane Burden, 1839 – 1914)
- Jasper MorrisJasper MorrisJasper Morris is a British Master of Wine since 1985, An expert on the wine of Burgundy, California and New Zealand, Jasper writes for several wine publications such as The World of Fine Wine, and holds lectures around the world....
, British wine expert - Jenny Morris (field hockey) (born 1972), Australian field hockey player
- Jody MorrisJody MorrisJody Morris is an English football midfielder. He plays for Scottish club St. Johnstone. He has previously played for Chelsea, Leeds United, Rotherham United and Millwall.-Playing career:...
, English, FA cup-winning, football player - Joe Morris, several people
- John MorrisJohn Morris (disambiguation)John Morris may refer to:*John Morris , of the Toy Story films*John Morris , Australian Senator*John Morris , film composer often employed by Mel Brooks...
, several people - Johnny MorrisJohnny MorrisErnest John "Johnny" Morris OBE ) was a Welsh television presenter. He is best known for narrating the imported, Canadian-produced Tales of the Riverbank series of stories about Hammy the Hamster, Roderick the Rat, GP the Guinea Pig, and their assorted animal friends along a riverbank and...
(1916–1999), British television presenter for BBC children's programming - Karen Joy Morris aka Karen MokKaren MokKaren Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...
(born 1970), Hong Kong actress and singer-songwriter - Lewis MorrisLewis MorrisLewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....
(1726–1798), American landowner and signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence - Lewis Morris (1701–1765), British hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer
- Lewis Morris (poet) (1833–1907), British poet of the Anglo-Welsh school
- Marcus MorrisMarcus MorrisThe Reverend John Marcus Harston Morris OBE was an English Anglican priest who founded the Eagle comic in 1950 and was deputy chairman of the National Magazine Company....
(1915–1989), British priest and founder of The Eagle comic - Mark MorrisMark MorrisMark William Morris is an American dancer, choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, ingenuity, humor, and at times eclectic musical accompaniments...
, American choreographer - Mary MorrisMary MorrisMary Morris was a British actress.-Life and career:She was the daughter of Herbert Stanley Morris, the botanist, and his wife Sylvia Ena de Creft-Harford. She was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.She made her stage debut in Lysistrata at the Gate Theatre, London, in 1935...
(1915–1988), British actress - Matt Morris (musician)Matt Morris (musician)Matthew Burton Morris is an American pop artist and songwriter. He is the son of country music star Gary Morris. He achieved early fame when he appeared on the Disney Channel television series The Mickey Mouse Club in the early 1990s, where he was a cast member from 1991-1995...
(born 1979), American musician - Matt Morris (baseball) (born 1974), baseball pitcher
- Mercury MorrisMercury MorrisEugene Edward "Mercury" Morris , is a former American football player, nicknamed early on for his mercurial quickness when running with the ball. Morris was a running back and kick returner for 9 years, playing mostly for the Miami Dolphins...
, American football player - Michael Morris, 3rd Baron KillaninMichael Morris, 3rd Baron KillaninMichael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee...
(1914–1999), British journalist and former president of the International Olympic Committee - Nasief MorrisNasief MorrisMogammat Nasief Morris is a South African footballer who plays for SuperSport United F.C. as a central defender.-External links:*...
(born 1981), South African footballer - Neva MorrisNeva MorrisNeva Morris was an American supercentenarian. At the age of 114 years, 246 days, she was the oldest verified living person in the United States following the death of 114-year-old Mary Josephine Ray and the last known American born surviving from 1895...
(1895–2010), American supercentanarian - Pat Morris (politician), mayor of San Bernardino, California
- Paul Morris, several people
- Ray MorrisRay MorrisRay Morris was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 30s. A New South Wales representative three-quarter back, he played club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for Western Suburbs from 1927 to 1932...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Robert Morris, several people
- Ron Morris (athlete) (born 1935), American 1960 Olympic Pole Vault Silver medal
- Ron Morris (Canadian football)Ron Morris (Canadian football)Ron Morris is a former professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, and BC Lions and served as the interim head coach of the Lions for one game in 1967....
, professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League - Ron Morris (American football)Ron Morris (American football)Ronald Wayne "Ron" Morris is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Chicago Bears...
(born 1964), professional American football wide receiver - Russell MorrisRussell MorrisRussell Norman Morris is an Australian singer-songwriter who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
(born 1948), Australian singer-songwriter - Samuel MorrisSamuel MorrisSamuel Morris was an Australian cricketer who played in 1 Test in 1885. He was the first black man to represent Australia and, apart from Andrew Symonds, is the only player of West Indian heritage to do so.Morris was one of nine Australian Test players to make his debut in the Second Test of the...
, Australian cricketer - Samuel Morris (merchant)Samuel Morris (merchant)Samuel Morris was a merchant and Patriot in colonial and revolutionary-era Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Born in Philadelphia, the son of Anthony Morris, he took an active part in the affairs of the province. In 1756 he was commissioned by Governor Robert Hunter Morris an auditor to settle the...
(1711–1782), American revolutionary - Samuel Morris (soldier)Samuel Morris (soldier)Samuel Morris was an American soldier in the American Revolutionary War.The grandson of Anthony Morris , he was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(1734–1812), American revolutionary soldier - Samuel Kaboo MorrisSamuel Kaboo MorrisSamuel Kaboo Morris was a Liberian prince who converted to Christianity around the age of 14. Around age 18, he left Liberia for the United States to achieve an education and arrived at Taylor University in December 1891...
, African prince who attended Taylor University and for whom Morris Hall at Taylor is named - Samuel Wells MorrisSamuel Wells MorrisSamuel Wells Morris was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel W. Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Benjamin Wistar Morris. He pursued an academic degree at Princeton College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced...
(1786–1847), United States congressman from Pennsylvania - Sarah MorrisSarah MorrisSarah Morris , is a British-born American artist.-Education and exhibitions:Morris double majored in Semiotics and Political Philosophy at Brown University, graduating magna cum laude...
- Sarah Jane Morris (singer)Sarah Jane Morris (singer)Sarah Jane Morris , is a pop music, jazz, rock and R&B singer and songwriter.In 1982, Morris joined The Republic as lead singer. A London-based Afro-Caribbean-Latin band with leftish tendencies, they received enormous publicity from the music press including cover stories with NME and City Limits...
, English singer - Sarah Jane Morris (actress)Sarah Jane Morris (actress)Sarah Jane Morris is an American actress. She plays Julia Walker on Brothers & Sisters and formerly had a recurring role on Felicity.-Personal life:...
, Actress - Steve MorrisSteve MorrisSteve Morris is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. A state and national representative, his club career was played with the St. George Dragons and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters....
, Australian rugby league player - Steve Morris (rugby union player)Steve Morris (rugby union player)Steve Morris was a Welsh international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Cross Keys. A hard man, Morris was extremely physical in the way he played the game, sometimes over physical and he was unafraid to turn to violence if it was warranted. It is reported that he once knocked out a...
, Welsh rugby union player - Wanya MorrisWanya MorrisWanyá Jermaine Morris is an American R&B singer, best known as a member of the R&B group Boyz II Men.Aside from Boyz II Men, Wanyá has his own record label, "The Company Entertainment"....
(born 1973), American R&B singer and lead of group Boyz II Men - William MorrisWilliam MorrisWilliam Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
(1834–1896), British artist, writer, and a principal founder of the British Arts Crafts movement - William Morris, 1st Viscount NuffieldWilliam Morris, 1st Viscount NuffieldWilliam Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield GBE, CH , known as Sir William Morris, Bt, between 1929 and 1934 and as The Lord Nuffield between 1934 and 1938, was a British motor manufacturer and philanthropist...
(1877–1963), British industrialist and philanthropist, founder of Morris cars
See also
- Surname MorriceMorriceMorrice is a surname, predominantly of Scottish origin. Prominent people with the surname include:*Ian Morrice, New Zealand CEO*James Wilson Morrice, Canadian landscape painter*Jane Morrice, Irish politician*Roger Morrice, English Puritan minister...
- Marachtho Moris, the famous son of Pangeregwi in Nebbi District- Uganda
- Surname MorrisMorris-People:* Morris , a common family name * Morris , Belgian cartoonist, creator of Lucky Luke* Morris, one of the 14 Tribes of Galway, Ireland-Places:In Canada*Morris, Manitoba...