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    The surname McMorris

    A patronymic surname, carried by 3,049 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M256

    McMorris: #10,520 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McMorris #10,520, 3,049 people McMorris: #10,520 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McMorris #10,520, 3,049 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMorris is more common than 93.5% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuiris (“son of Morris”).

    McMorris is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,049 people named McMorris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,810.

    #10,520
    rank among US surnames
    3,049
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.5%
    change since 2000 (was #10,483)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,514Konrad3,052101,162
    #10,515Amburgey3,051101,195
    #10,517Rymer3,050101,228
    #10,520McMorris3,049101,261
    #10,525Rippy3,048101,294
    #10,528Cumming3,047101,328

    Who is named McMorris

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    47% of people named McMorris identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 47%
    • White (not Hispanic) 46%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous McMorriss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cathy McMorris Rodgers
      American politician (born 1969)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McMorris

    McMorris has the Soundex code M256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M256.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McMorris come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuiris (“son of Morris”).
    How common is the surname McMorris?
    3,049 people in the United States had the surname McMorris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. It ranked 10,520th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McMorris?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named McMorris identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McMorris?
    Cathy McMorris Rodgers, American politician (born 1969).
    Where is the surname McMorris most common?
    Wikidata records people named McMorris in the United States.
    What type of surname is McMorris?
    McMorris is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McMorris getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,049 in 2010, up 8.5%.