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Early Origins of the Morency family

The surname Morency was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris at Siene-et-Oise and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility including the Dukes of Montmorency. the Princes of Monmorency, Counts de Logny, Viscount Roulers.

Early History of the Morency family

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Morency Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Montmorency, Monmorency, Montemuran, Munmorency and others.

Early Notables of the Morency family

Notable amongst the family was

  • the Montmorency family of Seine-et-Oise

Morency Ranking

In the United States, the name Morency is the 17,226th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1] However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Morency is ranked the 487th most popular surname. [2]


United States Morency migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morency Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J. Morency who arrived in San Francisco in 1852

Canada Morency migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morency Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Guillaume Morency-Baucher, who arrived in Quebec in 1656

Contemporary Notables of the name Morency (post 1700) +

  • Vernand Morency (b. 1980), former American football running back who played in 2005
  • Jean-Frédéric Morency (b. 1989), French basketball player
  • Louis-Philippe Morency (b. 1977), French Canadian researcher, known for his work in Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Multimodal Interaction
  • Pascal Morency (b. 1982), Canadian professional ice hockey forward
  • Doug Morency, Canadian improviser and actor, former member of The Second City; he has won three Canadian Comedy Awards
  • Pierre Morency OC CQ (b. 1942), French Canadian writer, poet and playwright
  • Gabriel Morency (b. 1970), French Canadian sports broadcaster, who previously hosted daily shows Morency and Covers Experts


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec


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