How common is the surname Morison?

1,029 people in the United States had the surname Morison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,044 Americans. It ranked 24,352nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Morison?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Morison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Morison?

Patricia Morison, American stage and film actress (1915-2018), followed by Robert Morison.

Where is the surname Morison most common?

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

How do you pronounce Morison?

Morison is /ˈmɔɹɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Morison getting more or less common?

More common. 981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,029 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Morison

A surname, carried by 1,029 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɔɹɪsən/ 3 syllables Soundex M625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Morison is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,029 people named Morison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,044 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 981.

#24,352

rank among US surnames

1,029

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #24,007)

Who is named Morison

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

86% of people named Morison identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Morisons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patricia Morison
American stage and film actress (1915-2018)
Robert Morison
British botanist (1620-1683)
Matthew Morison
Alpine Snowboarder, born 1987
George S. Morison
American bridge engineer (1842-1903)

Notable Morisons come mostly from the United States (2), the Kingdom of Scotland (1) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Morison

Morison has the Soundex code M625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M625.

Questions

How common is the surname Morison?: 1,029 people in the United States had the surname Morison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,044 Americans. It ranked 24,352nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Morison?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Morison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Morison?: Patricia Morison, American stage and film actress (1915-2018), followed by Robert Morison.
Where is the surname Morison most common?: Wikidata records people named Morison in the United States, the Kingdom of Scotland and Canada.
How do you pronounce Morison?: Morison is /ˈmɔɹɪsən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Morison getting more or less common?: More common. 981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,029 in 2010, up 4.9%.