Morrison Forename
59,727th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 10,385 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu
Morrison Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name: Moireasdan, earlier M‘Gille-mhoire, Mary’s servant, Middle Gaelic Gillamure, whence Gilmour. The name Morris is for Maurice, from the Latin saint’s name Mauricius, “Moorish.”
Morrison Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 3,626 | 1:48,970 | 3,615 |
| Ghana | 89% | 1,798 | 1:15,009 | 1,261 |
| United States | 92% | 1,010 | 1:358,948 | 10,547 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 939 | 1:16,426 | 1,905 |
| Zambia | - | 575 | 1:27,574 | 2,136 |
| Liberia | 100% | 439 | 1:10,050 | 920 |
| Kenya | 100% | 286 | 1:161,913 | 7,123 |
| South Africa | 98% | 253 | 1:215,544 | 13,590 |
| Vanuatu | - | 186 | 1:1,407 | 400 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 185 | 1:164,594 | 10,035 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 159 | 1:51,272 | 4,974 |
| Malawi | 100% | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Canada | 100% | 95 | 1:348,772 | 10,504 |
| England | 94% | 81 | 1:686,456 | 13,089 |
| Scotland | 100% | 64 | 1:83,599 | 2,115 |
| Brazil | 100% | 54 | 1:3,967,336 | 66,975 |
| Uganda | 100% | 45 | 1:910,154 | 16,462 |
| Philippines | 100% | 43 | 1:2,465,337 | 51,936 |
| Indonesia | - | 41 | 1:6,291,797 | 232,044 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 37 | 1:4,806 | 808 |
| India | 99% | 35 | 1:34,710,799 | 676,029 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 33 | 1:41,255 | 3,938 |
| Botswana | - | 32 | 1:68,264 | 6,262 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 29 | 1:3,427 | 684 |
| Australia | - | 28 | 1:487,772 | 7,849 |
| Guyana | 100% | 22 | 1:34,694 | 3,625 |
| Jamaica | - | 20 | 1:144,161 | 5,419 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 16 | 1:443,041 | 536 |
| Mexico | 100% | 14 | 1:8,867,459 | 28,360 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 11 | 1:1,536,553 | 22,602 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 10 | 1:58,096 | 3,433 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Belize | 100% | 7 | 1:50,616 | 3,777 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 5 | 1:22,316 | 2,594 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Israel | 60% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Russia | 100% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Dominica | - | 3 | 1:25,157 | 718 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Pakistan | - | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Ireland | 73% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
Morrison (285,146) may also be a surname.
Morrison Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name: Moireasdan, earlier M‘Gille-mhoire, Mary’s servant, Middle Gaelic Gillamure, whence Gilmour. The name Morris is for Maurice, from the Latin saint’s name Mauricius, “Moorish.”
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Morrison Forename Popularity
Morrison Demographics
Average Morrison Salary in
United States
$48,898 USD
Per year
Rank:
138,669 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000348188
Rank: 9,061 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
112.33%
Sample size: 587 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Morrison Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morrison in the Russian language | ||
| Моррисон | morrison | - |
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