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Morrow. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha. McMorrow. 1. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha, a patronymic from the personal name Murchadh ‘sea warrior,’ from muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle.’ In Leinster this name is usually Anglicized as McMurrough and in Ulster as Murphy. Original spelling of the name was Murchadh. Though it was a name common throughout the histories of Ireland, it was not until the time of Diarmud MacMurchadh(Dermott MacMurrough, King of Leinster) that it was used as a surname by Diarmud in honor of his grand-father. The name is sometimes associated with the Norman Conquest of England and may be a variant of the French surname Moreau. Recorded in the spellings of Morrow, Morrowe, and Marrow, whilst there are several theories as to the origin of this surname, the facts speak for themselves. It is English, locational, and although well recorded in Ireland it is not of Irish origins. Original spelling of the name was Murchadh. Though it was a name common throughout the histories of Ireland, it was not until the time of Diarmud MacMurchadh(Dermott MacMurrough, King of Leinster) that it was used as a surname by Diarmud in honor of his grand-father. Morrow has 3 variants: Morrowe, Murough and Murrough. Morrow is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#538 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity of Morrow for boys. Morrow has yet to be ranked in the list thus far. Morrow /mor-row/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name. Morrow's name origin is Celtic, and Morrow means sea warrior. Morrow is an alternate form of Murrow (Celtic): journalist Edward R. Morro is a popular surname. The information for this chart came from the U.S. Immigration Collection at Ancestry. You can find out where the majority of the Morrow families were living before they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records. Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure, port of arrival, and destination. from the New York Passenger Lists. Click on a circle in the chart to view Morrow immigration records. You can find out when most of the Morrow families immigrated to the United States. You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era. Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure, port of arrival and destination Recorded in the spellings of Morrow, Morrowe, and Marrow, whilst there are several theories as to the origin of this surname, the facts speak for themselves. It is English, locational, and although well recorded in Ireland it is not of Irish origins. The (village) name translates as the row of cottages on the moor from the pre 8th centuy Anglo-Saxon mor-raw, and the surname is one of at least five thousand British Isles surnames which are believed to derive from lost places, whose only memory today, survives in the surname. The surname of Morrow, despite all its variants, is generally recognized as being of Irish origin. Original spelling of the name was Murchadh. Though it was a name common throughout the histories of Ireland, it was not until the time of Diarmud MacMurchadh(Dermott MacMurrough, King of Leinster) that it was used as a surname by Diarmud in honor of his grand-father. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Willelmus de Morerawe, which was dated 1379, in the Poll Tax rolls registered at the city of York. This was during the reign of King Richard 11 of England, known by the nickname of Richard of Bordeaux, 1377 - 1399. The (village) name translates as the row of cottages on the moor from the pre 8th centuy Anglo-Saxon mor-raw, and the surname is one of at least five thousand British Isles surnames which are believed to derive from lost places, whose only memory today, survives in the surname. Morrow: Surname numerous in Ulster and Connacht. Sometimes used as MacMorrow. A name associated with the O'Rourkes of Breifne. Morrow, a common English surname is also ascribed to persons of Gaelic stock whose irish patronymic has been changed at some period. Edward MacLysaght, Irish Families, Dublin, page 210
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