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Etymology of Morros

What does the name Morros mean?

The Morros surname is of an ancient lineage from Mallorca, which had its ancestral home in the town of Selva. In both Spain and Portugal the word "morro" roughly translates a "hill."

Early Origins of the Morros family

The surname Morros was first found in Mallorca (Majorca), where Don Pedro Morro was a native. He was Deputy for the same town, swore sacrament and homage to King Alonso III of Aragon in 1285, "a time in which Don Bartolom" Morro took the same oath, by Inca and Don Romeo Morro, as Deputy for Alcudia. Don Antonio Morro was a Doctor in both Laws and jury of the city and kingdom of Mallorca. Don Bonifacio Morro, also a Doctor in both Laws, was a member of the great and general Council of Mallorca, royal procurator in 1434 and sworn by the class of citizens in 1440, 1453 and 1459.

In 1453 he went to the Court to inform the King of the concerns of the island of Mallorca, on the occasion of the uprising of the "forensics" against the "citizens" and in 1462 he raised people, who he sent to Menorca to appease the revolts of that island.

Morro Castle is the name of fortresses found in: Havana Bay, Cuba; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Santiago, Cuba. There are numerous municipalities that have the prefix "Morro" in Brazil today.

Early History of the Morros family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morros research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1435, 1446, 1510 and 1724 are included under the topic Early Morros History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morros Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morro, Morros and others.

Early Notables of the Morros family

Bonifaci Morro, doctor in decrees and advisor to the city veguer in 1435. A very learned man, he borrowed 16 volumes of cannon law from Arnau Morro which were returned at a later date. The canon law texts were expensive as these texts appear in a document in 1446. Later Miquel Morro...
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Morros migration to the United States +



Morros Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Morros, who landed in New York, NY in 1715 1
Morros Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Morros, aged 19, Ireland settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Chester" in 1883 2
  • Jan Morros, aged 23, Prussia settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Suevia" in 1885 2
  • Ramon C. Morros, aged 25, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Caracas" in 1890 2
  • Manrel Morros, aged 29, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Vega" in 1897 2
Morros Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Julian Morros, aged 35, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Grosser Kurfurst" in 1903 2
  • Dominik Morros, aged 20, Russian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Zeeland" in 1903 2
  • Jassel Morros, aged 17, Polish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Rotterdam" in 1903 2
  • Vizenty Morros, aged 18, Polish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Ryndam" in 1905 2
  • Adam Morros, aged 20, Polish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Rotterdam" in 1905 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Morros (post 1700) +

  • Richard B. Morros (1924-1967), American producer and writer, known for Almanac Newsreel (1947) and Inner Sanctum (1948)
  • Boris Morros (1891-1963), American Communist Party member, Soviet agent, and FBI double agent
  • Beatriz Sanchez Morros, Spanish actress, known for The End (2023), La Fuente de Beltina and La Baronesa y el Vagabundo (2023)
  • Viran Morros de Argila (b. 1983), retired Spanish handball player
  1. 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)
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result

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