# Morrin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/morrin/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 767 |
| US rank (2010) | 30,442 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 402,537 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.4% (794 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from the personal name Morin, diminutive of More, from Old French Maur, from Latin Maurus; see Moore. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Morwin, from Old English Mōrwine, first element uncertain, second element from wine (“friend”). * As a Scottish surname (Dumfriesshire), variant of McMorran, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Moghráin, Mughróin (“son of Mughrón, Mughròn”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + ròn (“seal”). * As a French surname, variant of Morin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Morrin 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) | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Moreno, Moran, Marin, Morin, Morano, Morrone, Moroney, Morena, Murrin, Moren, Moron, Morren.

## 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.