# Morrissey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/morrissey/  
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) | 13,564 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,658 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,762 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (13,244 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Muirgheasa.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Morrissey 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Morrissey in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Morrissey

- Mary Morrissey, American writer (1949-)
- Paul Morrissey, American film director (1938–2024)
- John Morrissey, American boxer and politician (1831-1878)
- Neil Morrissey, British actor
- Joy Morrissey, American-British politician and Conservative MP (born 1981)
- Big Cass, American professional wrestler and actor

## Similar surnames

Morris, Morse, Morais, Morrisey, Morriss, Moris, Myers, Marsh, Meyers, Marks, Mares, Mark.

## 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.