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Definition: Patronymic name meaning "son of Morris." The given name Morris means "darkie." Most commonly from Scotland and North England.
Surname Origin:
English, Scottish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
MORRISHON, MORRISSON, MORISSON, MORISON
More Resources for the Surname MORRISON :
Common Surname Search Tips MORRISON Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - MORRISON Genealogy MORRISON Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - MORRISON Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - MORRISON Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - MORRISON Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - MORRISON Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
