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Where did the French Morison family come from? What is the French Morison family crest and coat of arms? When did the Morison family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Morison family history?
The majestic country of France is the ancestral homeland of the distinguished surname Morison.The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The name Morison was originally derived from the early Christian given name Mauritius, which itself comes from the Phoenician word mauharim, meaning eastern.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Morise, Morisse, Morice, Maurice, Maurisse, Moriset, Morriset, Morisette, Morrisette, Morisset, Morrisset, Morissette, Morrissette, Mauricet, Morisot, Morissot, Maurissot, Morison, Morisson and many more.First found in Guyenne, where the family was anciently seated.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Morison. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Morison Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Joseph Morison, who landed in New England in 1718
- Halbert Morison, who arrived in New England in 1718
- Martha Morison, who arrived in New England in 1718
- David Morison, who landed in New England in 1719-1730
- Samuel Morison, who landed in New England in 1723
Morison Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Malcom Morison, aged 50, arrived in North Carolina in 1812
- Simon Morison, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1830
- Thomas Morison, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1841
- James Morison, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1842
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- Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976), American historian and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Hariet Morison (1862-1925), New Zealand feminist and labor movement leader
- James Morison (1816-1893), Scottish clergyman
- Robert Morison (1620-1683), Scottish botanist
- Stanley Morison (1889-1967), English typographer
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- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
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