Popularity of the last name by country

Switzerland

• Geneva (166)
• Neuchâtel (125)
• Fribourg (110)
• Zurich (66)
• Valais (60)
• Vaud (35)
• Bern (8)
• Grisons (8)
• Basel (4)
• Ticino (4)
• Lucerne (2)
• St. Gallen (2)
• Thurgau (2)
• Zug (2)
• Uri (1)

All countries

• United Kingdom (161,496)
• United States (159,271)
• Ireland (31,386)
• New Zealand (18,843)
• Australia (17,862)
• Canada (12,443)
• France (3,446)
• Unknown country (2,664)
• Germany (630)
• Switzerland (614)
• China (462)
• Italy (448)
• Netherlands (434)
• Belgium (373)
• India (371)
• Mexico (219)
• Colombia (206)
• Russian Federation (190)
• Jamaica (184)
• Spain (182)
• South Africa (137)
• Argentina (131)
• Greece (129)
• Egypt (87)
• Philippines (86)
• Venezuela (80)
• Peru (78)
• Finland (75)
• Turkey (72)
• Denmark (67)
• Indonesia (67)
• Norway (67)
• Sweden (62)
• Korea, Republic of (61)
• Austria (60)
• Estonia (60)
• Chile (50)
• Poland (50)
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (46)
• Ukraine (45)

Origine of last name

MORRISON : 1: Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’ a diminutive of Muirgheas a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.2: Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’ a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).3: Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Morris">Morris</a>.