Morison Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Morison Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Morison family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 78
Dress Maker 5
Domestic Servant 5
Annuitant 4
Painter 4
Hawker 3
Tailor 3
Boot Maker 3
Piecer At Cotton Mill 2
Labourer 2
Hawkers Son 2
Governess 2
Grocer 2
Dock Labourer 2
Clerk 2
Compositor 2
Housemaid 2
Labourer Unemployed 2
Licensed Victualler 2
Milliner 2
Seaman 2
Tailoress 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Physician's Daur 2
Physician's Son 2

Morison Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Morrison 88% 39,751
2 Emerson 57% 15,667
3 Marson 71% 13,334
4 Morson 86% 3,376
5 Morison 100% 3,156
6 Merson 71% 1,921
7 Murson 71% 702
8 Marison 86% 398
9 Merison 86% 242
10 Morrisson 78% 222
11 Moorson 71% 203
12 Amerson 57% 179
13 Moreson 86% 160
14 Marsen 57% 144
15 Murison 86% 132
16 Moorison 88% 102

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The surname Morison is the 5th most popular variant of Morrison.

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