How common is the last name Morrison?

115,546 people in the United States have the last name Morrison, about 1 in 2,587. It ranks #262 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MORRISON

#262

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
115,546
About
1 in 2,587
This common or more
25.2%
Who bears it

Of the 115,546 people with the last name Morrison, 75.8% reported their origin as White, 14.7% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Morrison

#260 Dominguez · 116,738#261 Obrien · 115,547#263 Carlson · 115,532#264 Franklin · 115,358

Spelled almost the same

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

#29,447 Morison · 855#40,219 Morson · 588#65,003 Morrisson · 330

Also a first name

As a first name, Morrison ranks #9,984 of 53,615, with 1,356 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2018, with 90 births. See Morrison as a first name

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