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Where did the Morrison coat of arms come from?
When did the Morrison family first arrive in the United States?
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Origin Displayed: Scottish-Alt
Origins Available: Irish, Scottish-Alt, Scottish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Morrison, Morison, Morieson and many more.First found in on the Isle of Lewis where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Morrison who settled in Boston in 1767; along with: Darby 1766; James 1765; John 1822; Michael 1822; Elizabeth 1635; Francis Morrison settled in Virginia in 1650. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009) Motto Translated: These three things are one
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Some noteworthy people of the name Morrison- Marion Michael Morrison (1907-1979), Academy Award-winning American film actor better known as John Wayne
- James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (1943-1971), American poet, singer, member of rock band "the Doors"
- Jeanette Helen Morrison (1927-2004), original name of Janet Leigh, Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress
- Toni Chloe Anthony Morrison (b. 1931), American author and one of the most prominent authors in world literature, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988 for her novel "Beloved" and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 for her collected works
- John H. Morrison (b. 1933), former President of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars
- Van Morrison OBE (b. 1945), born George Ivan Morrison, Northern Irish rock singer, winner of six Grammy Awards, and was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame
- George Pitt Morrison (1861-1946), Australian painter and engraver
- MacAulay Morrison (1863-1942), Canadian lawyer, politician, appointed a judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court in 1904
- William Shepherd Morrison (1893-1961), Viscount Dunrossil, British politician, speaker of British House of Commons (1951-1959) and Governor-general of Australia (1959-1961)
- Herbert Stanley Morrison (1888-1965), English politician, deputy prime minister from 1945-51
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