How common is the last name Morris?

307,446 people in the United States have the last name Morris, about 1 in 972. It ranks #64 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MORRIS

#64

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
307,446
About
1 in 972
This common or more
13.7%
Who bears it

Of the 307,446 people with the last name Morris, 70.3% reported their origin as White, 20% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Morris

#62 Morales · 310,866#63 Patel · 309,327#65 Murphy · 298,047#66 Cook · 290,386

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Morris, most common first.

#10,846 Morais · 2,805#16,901 Morriss · 1,645#24,125 Moris · 1,082#40,983 Morrish · 574#118,445 Mooris · 155#129,045 Mowris · 138#131,120 Morries · 135#142,049 Morros · 120

Also a first name

As a first name, Morris ranks #1,397 of 53,615, with 24,900 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 1,690 births. See Morris as a first name

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