Given name & surname
Morrissey
“the sea's choice”
Morrissey is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “the sea's choice.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “the sea's choice.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Morrissey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 22 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 113 as a first name in 2020; 13,333 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.
Morrissey’s family of names
Morrissey has a related form in Morisea. Morrissey has a related form in Morisee. Morrissey has a related form in Morisey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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