Morison is a surname found in the

English-speaking world Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest languag ...

. It is a variant form of Morrison. It was one of the original ways of spelling the name of the

Clan Morrison Clan Morrison is a Scottish clan. The Highland Clan Morrison is traditionally associated with the Isle of Lewis and Harris (Leòdhas) around Ness (Nis), Dun Pabbay, and Barvas (Barabhas), lands in Sutherland around Durness, and in North Uist. ...

, before Morrison with two r's became popular.

People with this surname

Charles Morison Charles Bruce Morison (1861 – 6 January 1920), known by his first name and referred to as C. B. Morison in contemporary sources, was a New Zealand barrister. He stood in two elections around the turn of the century in the Otaki electorate an ...

(1861–1920), New Zealand barrister *

Elsie Morison Elsie Jean Morison AM (15 August 1924 – 5 April 2016) was an Australian operatic soprano. Early life Morison was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to Alexander and Elsie Morison. As a child and teenager, she was interested in piano; however ...

(1924–2016), Australian operatic soprano *

Harriet Morison Harriet Russell Morison (1862 – 19 August 1925) was a New Zealand tailor, trade unionist, suffragist and public servant. Early life Morison was born in Magherafelt, County Londonderry County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunno ...

(1862–1925), New Zealand suffragist and trade unionist * James Augustus Cotter Morison (1832–1888), English writer *

Patricia Morison Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison (March 19, 1915 – May 20, 2018) was an American stage, television and film actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood and mezzo-soprano singer. She made her feature film debut in 1939 after several years on ...

(1915-2018), American actress * Robert Morison (1620–1683), Scottish botanist * Samuel Eliot Morison (1887–1976), American historian * Samuel Loring Morison (born 1944), former American intelligence analyst * Stanley Morison (1889–1967), British typographer, typographic theoretician and type designer *

Steve Morison Steven William Morison (born 29 August 1983) is a football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was most recently the manager of EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Morison started his career at Northampton T ...

(born 1983), Welsh footballer

People with this surname

See also