Morris (name)
Morris is an English first and last name .
Origin and meaning
The name can come from the following sources:
- Patronymic , derived from the English first name of the same name (surname bearer see below ), this via old French Maurice from Latin Mauritius , or from Welsh Meurig (also from Mauritius ), as well as Anglicization of the German equivalent Moritz
- Short form of the Irish surname Morrissey
- Anglicization of the Jewish name Moses
Name bearer
A.
- Aggrey Morris (* 1984), Tanzanian football player
- Alexander Morris (1826–1889), Canadian politician
- Alfred Morris, Baron Morris of Manchester (1928–2012), British politician (Labor Party), see Alf Morris, Baron Morris of Manchester
- Alfred Morris ( American football player ) (b.1988), American football player
- Alfred Edwin Morris (1894–1971), Anglican Bishop, Primate of the Church in Wales, see Edwin Morris
- Alfred Hennen Morris (1864–1959), American businessman, politician and horse owner
- Alice Vanderbilt Morris (1874–1950), member of the Vanderbilt family
- Andrea Morris (* 1983), American actress
- Anita Morris (1943–1994), American actress
- Ann Axtell Morris (1900–1945), American archaeologist
- Arthur Morris († 2015), Australian cricketer
- Aubrey Morris († 2015), British actor
- Audrey Morris (1928–2018), American jazz musician
B.
- Ben Morris , visual effects film technician
- Benny Morris (* 1948), Israeli historian
- Bill Morris (football player) (1913–1994), English football player
- Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth (born 1938), British politician (Labor Party)
- Bill Morris (marksman) (born 1939), American marksman
- Bill Morris , American publicist, ALAN awardee and namesake of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, see William Morris (publicist)
- Billy Morris (1918-2002), Welsh football player
- Bobby Morris (born 1927), American musician
- Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris (1930-2001), British academic and poet
- Brian Morris (born 1939), British film architect
- Buckner Stith Morris (1800–1879), American politician
- Burton Morris (born 1964), American painter
- Butch Morris (1947–2013), American musician and composer
- Byron Morris (* 1941), American jazz musician
C.
- Cadwalader Morris (1741–1795), American politician
- Calvary Morris (1798–1871), American politician
- Carl A. Morris (1911–1993), American painter
- Carol Morris (* 1936), American model and actress
- Charles Morris (soccer player) (1880–1952), Welsh soccer player
- Charles Morris (boxer) , British boxer
- Charles Morris (athlete) (born 1915), British walker
- Charles Morris (politician) (1926–2012), British politician
- Charles Morris (chess player) (born 1958), Welsh chess player
- Charles Morris (musician) , musician
- Charles Morris, Baron Morris of Grasmere (1898–1990), British philosopher, university professor and politician
- Charles W. Morris (1901–1979), American semiotic
- Charlie Morris (1926-2015), Australian hammer thrower
- Chester Morris (1901–1970), American actor
- Chloe Morris (* 1985), Spanish dressage rider
- Chris Morris (writer) (* 1946), American writer and musician
- Chris Morris (satirist) (born 1962), English satirist, screenwriter, director, actor and presenter
- Chris Morris (soccer player) (born 1963), Irish soccer player
- Chris Morris (basketball player) (born 1966), American basketball player
- Chris Morris ( American football player ) (born 1983), American football player
- Clayton Morris (* 1962); Soccer player for Trinidad & Tobago
D.
- Daniel Morris (1812–1889), American politician
- Darius Morris (* 1991), American basketball player
- Darrick Kobie Morris (* 1995), Croatian football player
- David Morris (soccer player, 1888) (1888– ??), English soccer player
- David Morris (soccer player, 1899) (1899–1971), Scottish soccer player
- David Morris (actor) (1924–2007), British film actor and painter
- David Morris (politician) (1930-2007), British politician (Labor Party)
- David Morris (porn actor) (1952-1999), American porn actor
- David Morris (director) , director and screenwriter
- David Morris (soccer player, 1957) (born 1957), Welsh soccer player
- David Morris (track and field athlete) (born 1970), American track and field athlete
- David Morris (soccer player, 1971) (born 1971), English soccer player
- David Morris (freestyle skier) (* 1984), Australian freestyle skier
- David Morris (snooker player) (* 1988), Irish snooker player
- Derek Morris (* 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Desmond Morris (* 1928), British zoologist, behaviorist, publicist and artist
- Devon Morris (born 1961), Jamaican athlete
- Dick Morris (* 1948), American political advisor
- Dickie Morris (1879– ??), Welsh football player
- Dickson Morris , Tanzanian soccer player
- Dontae Morris (* 1985), American multiple murderer
- Dorothy Morris (1922-2011), American actress
- Doug Morris (* 1938), American music manager
- Dov Grumet-Morris (* 1982), American ice hockey goalkeeper
E.
- Earl Halstead Morris (1889–1956), American archaeologist
- Earle Morris (1928–2011), American politician
- Edita Morris (1902–1988), Swedish-American author and political activist against nuclear armament
- Edward Morris (soccer player) , Welsh soccer player
- Edward Morris (musician) ( Mr. Ness, Scorpio ), musician
- Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris (1859–1935), Newfoundland politician
- Edward Joy Morris (1815–1881), American politician
- Edward Lyman Morris (1870–1913), American botanist
- Edward Parmelee Morris (1853–1938), American classical philologist
- Edwin Morris (1894–1971), English clergyman, Archbishop of Wales
- Errol Morris (born 1948), American documentary filmmaker
- Estelle Morris (* 1952), British politician and teacher
F.
- Floyd Morris (* 1969), Jamaican politician (PNP)
- Frances Morris (actress) (1908–2003), American actress
- Frances Morris (museum director) (* 1958), British museum director
- Francis Orpen Morris (1810-1893), British clergyman and naturalist
- Frank Morris (1926–1962), American criminal
- Fred Morris (soccer player, 1893) (1893–1962), English soccer player
- Fred Morris (soccer player, 1929) (1929–1998), English soccer player
- Fred Kherry Morris , Tanzanian soccer player
G
- Gareth Morris (1920–2007), English flautist
- Garrett Morris (born 1937), American actor
- Glenn Morris (1912–1974), American athlete and actor
- Governor Morris (1752–1816), American politician
- Greg Morris (1933–1996), American actor
- Grenville Morris (1877-1959), Welsh football player
H
- Haviland Morris (born 1959), American actress
- Heather Morris (* 1987), American singer, dancer and actress
- Henry Morris (1919–1993), Scottish football player
- Henry M. Morris (1918–2006), American creationist and hydraulic engineer
- Herbert Morris (1915–2009), American rower
- Hilda Grossman Morris (1911–1991), American sculptor
- Hollman Morris (* 1968), Colombian television journalist, documentary filmmaker and human rights activist
- Howard Morris (1919-2005), American comedian
- Hugh Morris (1897– ??), Welsh football player
- Hugh M. Morris (1878–1966), American lawyer
- Hunter Morris (* 1988), American baseball player
I.
- Ian Morris (musician) (1957-2010), New Zealand guitarist
- Ian Morris (historian) (* 1960), American historian
- Ian Morris (athlete) (born 1961), athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
- Ian Morris (soccer player) (born 1987), Irish soccer player
- Iona Morris (* 1957), American voice actress and actress
- Isaac N. Morris (1812–1879), American politician
J
- J. Madison Wright Morris (1984-2006), American actress
- Jack Morris , Welsh football player
- Jairo Morris (born 1977), British Virgin Islands football player
- James Morris (lawyer) (1893–1980), American lawyer
- James Morris (singer) (born 1947), American singer (bass-baritone)
- James Morris (theologian) (* 1949), American Islamic theologian
- James Morris (table tennis player) , New Zealand table tennis player
- James Morris (chess player) (* 1994), Australian chess player
- James Corbitt Morris (1907–1998), American songwriter and musician
- James Hiram Morris (* 1941), American computer scientist
- James R. Morris (1819–1899), American politician (Ohio)
- Jan Morris (born 1926), Welsh author
- Jane Morris (1839–1914), English model and muse
- Janet Morris (* 1946), American science fiction writer
- Jason Morris (* 1967), American judoka
- Jeff Morris (singer) (1927-2015), American opera singer (tenor) and university professor
- Jeff Morris (actor) (1934-2004), American actor
- Jeff Morris (politician) (born 1964), American politician
- Jeremiah Morris (1929–2006), American actor and director
- Jim Morris (mixed martial arts fighter) , mixed martial arts fighter
- Jim Morris (ice hockey player) , Canadian ice hockey player
- Jim Morris (record producer) , record producer
- Jim Morris (film producer) (* 1955), American film producer
- Jim Morris (baseball player) (born 1964), American baseball player
- Joan Morris (theologian) (1901–1988), British Catholic theologian and journalist
- Joan Morris (singer) (born 1943), American opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Jody Morris (* 1978), English football player
- Joe Morris (trade unionist) (1913–1996), Canadian trade unionist
- Joe Morris (trumpeter) (1922–1958), American jazz musician
- Joe Morris (guitarist) (* 1955), American improvisation musician
- Joe Morris (drummer) (born 1960), American drummer
- John Morris (geologist) (1810-1886), English geologist
- John Morris (soccer player, 1887) (1887– ??), English soccer player
- John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest (1896–1979), British lawyer
- John Morris , a pseudonym of Theo Mackeben (1897–1953), German pianist, conductor and composer
- John Morris (soccer player, 1899) (1899–1939), English soccer player
- John Morris (historian) (1913–1977), English historian
- John Morris (composer) (1926-2018), American film composer
- John Morris (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and film producer
- John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon (born 1931), British politician
- John Morris (baseball player) (born 1961), American baseball player
- John Morris (curler) (* 1978), Canadian curler
- John Morris (voice actor ) (* 1984), American actor and voice actor
- John D. Morris (born 1946), American creationist
- John G. Morris (1916–2017), American picture editor
- Johnny Morris (Moderator) ( Ernest John Morris ; 1916–1999), British presenter and author
- Johnny Morris (soccer player) (1923-2011), English soccer player
- Johnny Morris (musician) (born 1935), American jazz musician
- Jon Morris (born 1966), American ice hockey player
- Jonathan Morris (film editor) (born 1949), British film editor
- Jonathan Morris (Author) (born 1973), British author
- Jonathan D. Morris (1804–1875), American politician
- Jordan Morris (* 1994), American football player
- Joseph Morris (politician) (1795-1854), American politician
- Joseph Morris , an alias of Monk Eastman (around 1873–1920), an American criminal
- Joseph Morris (soccer player) (born 1962), soccer player for Montserrat
- Joseph W. Morris (1879–1937), American politician
- Joseph Wilson Morris (* 1922), American lawyer
- Josh Morris (born 1991), English football player
- Judy Morris (born 1947), Australian actress, director and screenwriter
- Julian Morris , pseudonym of Morris West (1916–1999), Australian writer
- Julian Morris (born 1983), British actor
K
- Kathryn Morris (* 1969), American actress
- Keith Elliott Hedley Morris (born 1934), British diplomat
- Ken Morris (* 1942), American bobsledder
- Kenneth Morris (1879–1937), Welsh author and theosophist
- Kenny Morris (* 1957), British artist and musician
- Kirk Morris (born 1942), Italian bodybuilder and actor
L.
- Lamorne Morris (born 1983), American actor
- Larry Morris (1933–2012) American football player
- Leland B. Morris (1886–1950), American diplomat
- Leslie Dalton-Morris (1906–1976), British Air Force officer
- Lewis Morris (politician, 1671) (1671–1746) British politician, Governor of New Jersey
- Lewis Morris (poet) (1700 / 1701–1765), British poet and lexicographer
- Lewis Morris (1726–1798), British-American landowner and founding father of the United States
- Lewis Morris (Politician, 1753) (1753-1824), American politician (South Carolina)
- Lewis R. Morris (1760-1825), American politician (Vermont)
- Luzon B. Morris (1827–1895), American lawyer and politician
M.
- Marcus Morris (* 1989), American basketball player
- Maren Morris (* 1990), American country singer
- Margaret Morris (1891–1980), British actress and dance teacher
- Mark Morris (dancer) (born 1956), American dancer and choreographer
- Mark Morris (ice hockey player) (born 1958), American ice hockey player and coach
- Mark Morris (cinematographer) , cinematographer and film producer
- Mark Morris (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), English soccer player
- Mark Morris (writer) (born 1963), American writer
- Mark Morris (soccer player, 1968) (born 1968), English soccer player
- Markieff Morris (* 1989), American basketball player
- Marlowe Morris (1915–1978), American jazz pianist
- Mary Morris , maiden name of Mary Knowles (1732 / 1733–1807), British poet and abolitionist
- Mary Morris (actress, 1895) (1895-1970), American actress
- Mary Morris (actress, 1915) (1915–1988), British actress
- Mary Morris (Nurse) (1921–1997), Irish nurse and diary writer
- Mary Morris (writer, 1947) (born 1947), American writer
- Mary McGarry Morris (* 1943), American writer
- Mathias Morris (1787–1839), American politician
- Matthew Robinson-Morris, 2nd Baron Rokeby (1713–1800), English nobleman and eccentric
- Maurice Morris (born 1979), American football player
- May Morris (1862–1938), British designer and entrepreneur
- McClure Morris (1912-1993), American jazz musician
- Meg Morris (* 1992), American soccer player
- Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin (1826-1901), Irish lawyer
- Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914–1999), Anglo-Irish journalist and sports official
- Michael Morris, Baron Naseby (born 1936), British politician
- Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Morris (1937–2011), British politician
- Michael Morris (actor) , actor
- Mike Morris (born 1983), American ice hockey player
- Mortimer Morris-Goodall (1907-2001), British racing car driver
- Monté Morris (* 1995), American basketball player
N
- Nasief Morris (* 1981), South African football player
- Nathan Morris (born 1971), American singer
- Nicholas Morris (* 1967), German visual artist
- Nigel Morris (born 1948), British musician
O
- Old Tom Morris (1821–1908) Scottish golfer, club builder and golf architect
- Olive Morris (1952–1979), Jamaican-British activist
- Oswald Morris (1915-2014), British cameraman
- Oswald Morris (soccer player) , Tanzanian soccer player
P
- Pat Morris (* 1949), Canadian ski jumper
- Patricia Morris, Baroness Morris of Bolton (born 1953), British politician
- Paul Morris , American film director and film producer
- Peter John Morris (* 1934), Australian surgeon
- Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris (1938-2018), British politician
- Phil Morris (born 1959), American actor
- Philip Morris (tobacco dealer) (1835–1873), British tobacco dealer
- Philip Morris (chess player) (* 1967), English chess player
- Phyllis Morris (1893–1982), British actress
R.
- R. Winston Morris ( Ralph Winston Morris ; * 1941), American tuba player, composer and university professor
- Rae Morris (* 1992, actually Rachel Anne Morris ), British singer-songwriter
- Raheem Morris (born 1976), American football coach
- Red Morris, 4th Baron Killanin (born 1947), Irish nobleman and film producer
- Reginald H. Morris (1918-2004), British cameraman
- Reginald Owen Morris (1886–1948), English composer and music teacher, see RO Morris
- Ricardo Morris (soccer player), 1992 (born 1992), Jamaican soccer player
- Ricardo Morris (soccer player), 1994 (* 1994), Barbadian soccer player
- Richard Morris (soccer player) (1883– ??), Welsh soccer player
- Richard Morris (track and field athlete) (1921-1995), British track and field athlete
- Richard Morris (songwriter) (born 1931), British-Canadian songwriter
- Richard Morris (badminton) , British badminton player
- Richard Allen Morris (born 1933), American painter
- Richard B. Morris (1904–1989), American historian
- Richard G. Morris (* 1948), British neuroscientist
- Richard H. Morris (1924–1996), American screenwriter, director and actor
- Richard Ward Morris (1939–2003), American writer and publisher
- Ricky Morris (* 1981), Grenadian football player
- Robert Morris (architect) (1703–1754), British architectural writer and architect
- Robert Morris (entrepreneur) (1734–1806), American entrepreneur and a founding father of the United States
- Robert Morris (soccer player) , Welsh soccer player
- Robert Morris , pseudonym of Roberto Mauri (* 1924), Italian film director and screenwriter
- Robert Morris (artist) (1931–2018), American visual artist
- Robert Morris (mathematician) , British mathematician
- Robert H. Morris (Politician) (1808–1855), American Politician (New York)
- Robert H. Morris (cryptologist) (1932-2011), American cryptologist
- Robert P. Morris (1853–1924), American politician
- Robert Tappan Morris (* 1965), American computer scientist
- Robinson Morris (* 1983), Grenadian football player
- Rodney Morris (* 1970), American pool player
- Roger Morris (architect) (1695–1749), English architect
- Roger Morris (Author) (born 1960), British author
- Roger Morris (Bishop) (* 1968), British Bishop of Colchester
- Ron Morris (* 1935), American pole vaulter
- Ron Morris (radio announcer) († 2012), American radio announcer
S.
- Sam Morris (1908–1976), educator and human rights activist from Grenada
- Sammy Morris ( Samuel Morris ; * 1977), American football player
- Samuel Morris (beach volleyball player) (* 1997), Nigerian beach volleyball player
- Samuel Kaboo Morris (1873-1893), Liberian Methodist and missionary
- Samuel Wells Morris (1786–1847), American politician
- Sandi Morris (* 1992), American pole vaulter
- Sarah Morris (* 1967), American painter and filmmaker
- Sarah Jane Morris (born 1977), American actress
- Seb Morris (* 1995), British racing driver
- Seymour Morris (1908-1991), Welsh football player
- Sherwin Morris , Guyanese football player
- Simon Conway Morris (* 1951), British paleontologist
- Simon Morris (American football player) (* 1969/70), Canadian-British football player
- Solomon Morris (* 1990), Sierra Leonean football goalkeeper
- St. Clair Morris (born 1967), football player for St. Kitts & Nevis
- Staats Long Morris (1728–1800), British colonist and general
- Stephen Morris (born 1957), English drummer
- Stewart Morris (1909-1991), British sailor
- Sylvanus Morris , Liberian soccer player
T
- Thomas Morris (politician, 1771) (1771–1849), American politician (New York)
- Thomas Morris (Politician, 1776) (1776–1844), American politician (Ohio)
- Thomas Morris (Politician, 1861) (1861–1928), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- Thomas Morris (musician) (1897–1945), American jazz musician
- Thomas Morris (Archbishop) (1914–1997), Irish clergyman, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
- Thomas Morris (actor) (born 1966), Austrian actor
- Thomas Morris (Author) (born 1985), Welsh writer
- Thomas G. Morris (1919–2016), American politician
- Toby Morris (1899–1973), American politician
- Tom Morris (1821-1908), Scottish golfer and golf architect, see Old Tom Morris
- Tom Morris, Jr. (1851-1875), Scottish golfer, see Young Tom Morris
- Tom Morris (soccer player) , English soccer player
- Tom Morris (music producer) , American music producer, co-founder of Morrisound Recording
- Tom Morris (director) (born 1964), British theater director, producer and author
- Trevor Morris (* 1970), Canadian film composer
- Ty Morris (* 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
U
- Una Morris (* 1947), Jamaican sprinter
V
- Violette Morris (1893–1944), French professional athlete and collaborator
W.
- Wanyá Morris (* 1973), American singer
- Wayne Morris (1914–1959), American actor
- Wilber Morris (1937–2002), American jazz musician
- William Morris (1834-1896), English writer and artist
- William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield (1877–1963), British company founder and philanthropist
- William Morris (publicist) , American publicist, ALAN awardee and namesake of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award
- William B. Morris , British marksman
- William Martin Morris (born 1943), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Toowoomba
- William S. Morris (1919–1975), American politician
- Willie Morris (1934–1999), American writer
- Wright Morris (1910-1998), American writer
- Wyn Morris (1929-2010), Welsh conductor and choirmaster
Y
- Young Tom Morris (1851–1875), Scottish golfer
First name
- Morris Chestnut (born 1969), American actor
- Morris Ellis (1929–2017), American trombonist and band leader
- Morris Fuller Benton (1872–1948), American engineer and typographer
- Morris Ketchum Jesup (1830–1908), American banker
- Morris Kirksey (1895-1981), American track and field athlete
- Morris Lane (≈1920–1967), American jazz musician
- Morris Louis (1912–1962), American painter
- Morris Rayman (1913-1994), American jazz musician
- Morris Rosenfeld (1862–1923), American poet
- Morris Sievers (1912–1968), Australian cricketer
- Morris Silverman (1912-2006), American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Morris William Travers (1872–1961), English chemist
- Morris Vandersteen (born 1954), American bodybuilder
- Morris West (1916-1999), Australian writer
- Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816-1892), American astrophysicist
- Sydney Morris Cockerell (1906–1987), British bookbinder and book restorer
- William Morris Davis (1850–1934), American natural scientist
stage name
- Morris (comic artist) (1923–2001), Belgian comic artist
- Morris , a stage name of Maurizio Pozzi (musician) (* 1974), Swiss musician
Web links
Wiktionary: Morris - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
