Morrissey Family History
Morrissey Name Meaning
Irish: Americanized form of Ó Muirgheasa ‘descendant of
Muirgheas’, a personal name apparently derived from muir
‘sea’ + geas ‘taboo’, ‘prohibition’. However, according to
MacLysaght, this surname is also derived from the Norman name de
Marisco.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Morrissey Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Morrissey families
 196 - 390  66 - 195 |
 1 - 65  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Morrissey families
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54 - 106 19 - 53 |
1 - 18 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Morrissey families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Morrissey Family Origin
Morrissey Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Morrissey
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Morrissey Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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