Given name & surname
Morrison
“the son of Morris”
Morrison is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of Morris.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of Morris.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Morrison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,001
- 1,867 boys · 134 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #2,705 for boys · #14,379 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 87% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,705 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 81 in 2015. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,356 as a first name in 2020; 115,546 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Morrison’s family of names
Morrison has a related form in Morse. Morrison has a related form in Morisen. Morrison has a related form in Morison.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Morrison
- Morrison WaiteAmerican jurist (1816–1888); Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1874 to 1888
- Morrison HeadyAmerican deafblind author1829–1915
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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