Morris Name Study

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About the Project

The Morris Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Morris name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Morris name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Morris's), by time period (18th Century Morris's), or by topic (Morris DNA, Morris Occupations, Morris Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Morris Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Vacant for assistance.

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Morris Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey).Welsh: Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1).German: variant of Moritz.Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish surnames (see Morse). ^[1]

Rankings for MORRIS

United States ranked 53 out of 88,799

England/Wales ranked 32 out of 500 ^[2]

Morris Immigrants to the US

• Charles Morris born 29 Sep 1749 Wales immigrated c.1769
• Thomas Morris Jr. Born October 27, 1817 in Perth,Ontario,Canada
• William Morris Sr. Born January 1, 1722 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Possible Brick Walls

If you recognize any of these "brick walls" and can help, please bust through the brick wall:

• Hugh Morris is not exactly a brick wall but he needs attention
• Haton Morris b. 1750 Salisbury, NC
• Powell Morris b. about 1775 in Albemarle County VA
• Richard Morris Born about 1771 in Crowhurst, East Sussex, England
• William Morris Sr. Born January 1, 1722 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• William J. Morris Born December 6, 1843 in Howard, Missouri, USA
• John Morris (1710-1769)
• Vincent Morris
• John William Morris b. 1803 NC d. 1872 Floyd County, GA
• Noah Philemon Morris b. December 25, 1814 in North Carolina, USA
• Thomas Morris b.abt 1635 Wales, d.abt 1694 Barbados, father of Lewis Morris of Passage Point, New Jersey, USA - needs sources and possibly disambiguation

Morrises of Note

• William Morris Sr. Born January 1, 1722 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
2. ↑ Behind the Name: Morris Retrieved 30 Jun 2015

See Also

• Morris Family History, Compiled by Captain Edward S. Morris, Limerick, Maine, 1879
• "The Thomas Pinckney Family of South Carolina" in volume 39 of The South Carolina Genealogical and Historical Magazine in January 1938 at pages 15 to 35.
• History of Gorham, Me by Hugh Davis McLellan. Smith & Sale, printers, 1903 - Gorham (Me.) - 860 pages Text: McLellan, Hugh D. History of Gorham, ME., published online by Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=NEz0pw3JotIC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false); original publisher: Smith & Sale, Printers, Portland, Maine, 1902.

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

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