Moris meaning | Last name Moris origin

Following is the meaning of Moris surname. Family name Moris is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Moris
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Argentina
Meaning: A form of the name Maurice Savoie (it is also found in the Haute-Marne), which is found a few mentions in Italy.

Moris is used as a family name or surname in Argentina languages. Moris has 5 characters long in length.

Moris is common in Argentina country(ies).

Moris is ranked 13651 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Morises grew by 13.77551 per cent to 1115 since 2000 and ranked 22944 after elevating 1079 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.7 70.82
Hispanic or Latino 18.48 11.73
Black 8.61 12.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.06 1.84

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Moris

How popular is Moris?

Moris is quite popular family name mostly used in Egypt while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 38653 people have been found who wears Moris as their family name. Moris is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,969 Armenia7
46,707 New Zealand5
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
8,689 Pakistan4
2,444 Sudan3
4,915 Panama3
2,720 South Korea3
7,294 Kuwait3
11,290 Guyana3
7,619 Ecuador3
9,500 Ghana3
4,367 Afghanistan2
3,014 Taiwan2
37,372 Georgia2
20,595 China2
11,224 Cameroon2
18,718 Thailand2
10,211 Bulgaria2
17,547 Colombia2
11,736 Lithuania2
5,671 Guatemala2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

Workman James Moris from Ireland aboard the Helen Thompson from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in USA on June 3, 1846. Hyam Moris (13) Immigrant, Tailoress Bernard Moris, Mary Moris, aged 28, Bridget Moris (3), John Moris, James Moris (Born at sea) Infant, Patrick Moris (21) Workman, Immigrant Jane Moris, and 14 other Moris around 62.5% of whom were workman migrated to US from Greenock, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Comments :Moris Moris is a variant of Mauritius, Christian name and surname represents the Latin name mauritius, name popularized by the head of the legion thebaine, tortures has Agaune (Swiss).

Celebrities having Moris surname

Aiko Morishita Takuro Yoshida's wife
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Alain Morisod Pianist
Alanis Morissette Singer-songwriter
Alanis Morissette Actor
Wade Morissette Musician
Alanis Morissette Singer-songwriter
Alyce H. K. Morishige Author

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