# Morison (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/morison/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,029 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,352 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 300,044 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (981 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɔɹɪsən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Morison in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Morison in the United States, the Kingdom of Scotland and Canada.

## People named Morison

- Patricia Morison, American stage and film actress (1915-2018)
- Robert Morison, British botanist (1620-1683)
- Matthew Morison, Alpine Snowboarder
- George S. Morison, American bridge engineer (1842-1903)

## Similar surnames

Morrison, Marson, Merson, Morgan, Morejon, Mershon, Marroquin, Marcum, Merchant, Markham, Marchand, Marchant.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.