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  • A. J. Morris, Sr. (1912 - 2001)
    A. J. Morris BIRTH 20 Oct 1912 West Richwoods, Stone County, Arkansas, USA DEATH 20 Feb 2001 (aged 88) Mountain View, Stone County, Arkansas, USA BURIAL Fredonia Cemetery Mountain View, Stone County, ...
  • Abigail Peck (1683 - 1721)
    Abigail Morris, daughter of John Morris & Hannah Bishop, was born 22 Aug 1683 in New Haven, Connecticut. She married James Peck on 14 Feb 1706 in New Haven, Connecticut.===Citations * Donald Lines Jaco...
  • Abigale Perrin (1703 - 1787)
    Abigail Morris Perrin BIRTH 2 Apr 1707 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 14 Jun 1787 (aged 80) Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL Bungay Cemetery, West Woodstock, ...
  • Ada Charlotte Morris (1859 - 1932)
  • Ada Turner (1887 - 1949)
    Parents Photo Elizabeth F. Webb Morris 1858–1891Siblings Photo James Oley Morris 1878–1879Photo Millard Morris 1882–1952Photo Martha Ann Morris Gunnoe 1885–1971Photo Hilda Frances Morris Peters 18...

About the Morris surname

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Main article: Morris

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.[1] The surname ranked 53 out of 88,799 in the United States and 32 out of 500 in England and Wales.[2]

Origins

Britain

In England 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.[3]. In Wales, Morris is an Anglicisation of the Welsh personal name Meurig (ultimately derived from Latin Mauritius).[1] Additionally the name Morris is of Anglo-Norman origin deriving from the 'De Marisco' line.

Ireland

Irish de Moiréis - Morris, incorrectly 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.

Germany

In some cases Morris is of German origin, as a variant of the German name Moritz.