Origins Available: English,
Irish,
Welsh
The English surname Morish comes from the place name St. Maurice,
Normandy where N. de St. Maurice was listed in the Magn. Rotul. of Normandie (1180-1195.) This
personal name is in turn derived from the Latin name Mauritius, which comes from maurus, meaning " a moor."
Early Origins of the Morish family
The surname Morish was first found in
Herefordshire. Early records there show Isabell, John and Margeries Morice in
England c. 1272. The same census shows William
filius Maurici in
Huntingdon, Richard filius Maurycii in Cambridge and Peter filius Maurice in Lincoln county. The surname may also be a
nickname for someone who was "swarthy" as shown by the Robert le Mareys reference in 1274.
Early History of the Morish family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morish research.
Another 215 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1308, 1314, 1297, 1678, 1654, 1721, 1682, 1703, 1704 and are included under the topic Early Morish History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Morish Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Morris, Morriss, Moriss, Morrice, Morice, Moris and others.
Early Notables of the Morish family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Morish family to Ireland
Some of the Morish family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 143 words (10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Morish family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Morish Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- John Morish, who landed in Virginia in 1701 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)