Morrow (surname)
| Morrow | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "moor row" (houses along a moor), or "Sea Warrior" (from MacMurchadha) |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Scotland, England, France |
| Language(s) of origin | Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, French, English |
| Related names | Mac Muireadhaigh, Moreau, Moreaux, Murray, Moro, McMorrow, MacMorrow, Murphy, MacMurphy, Murrow, MacMurrough, MacMurchadha |
The name "Morrow" is a surname of several origins. The surname could be either French Huguenot, English, Irish or Scottish in origin. In English it is derived from "moor-row", the houses along a moor. It is also of Ulster-Scottish origin, it is one of the original Ulster-Scottish names from which it is derived is "Mac Muireadhaigh", pronounced "MacMurray". The name Morrow can be of Irish Gaelic origin, coming from "Mac Murchadha" meaning "Sea Warrior", which anglicised as MacMurrough, MacMorrow, Murrow and Morrow. In certain parts of Ireland, mostly rural areas in Ulster however, the surname Morrow is pronounced "Morroh" or "Murroh"
People with the surname "Morrow"
- Addie Morrow (f. 1980s), Irish political figure
- Alan Morrow (b. 1936), Australian athlete in Australian Rules football
- Albert Morrow (1863-1927), English artist and illustrator
- Alex Zander Morrow (b. 1989), US entertainer
- Anna Karen Morrow (1914-2009), US female model and actor
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), female aviator, author, born Anne Spencer Morrow
- Anthony Morrow (b. 1985), US athlete in basketball
- Barry Morrow ( b. 1948), US film writer and producer
- Bill Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
- Black Morrow, the name attached to a bandit killed in medieval Scotland
- Bob Morrow (b. 1946), Canadian political figure from Ontario
- Bobby Morrow (b. 1935), US athlete in track
- Brad Morrow (1942-1997), US child actor
- Bradford Morrow (b. 1951), US author
- Brandon Morrow (b. 1984), US athlete in baseball
- Brenden Morrow (b. 1979), Canadian athlete in ice hockey
- Bruce Morrow (b. 1937), US radio personality
- Bruce Morrow (footballer) (b. 1936), Australian athlete in football
- Buddy Morrow (b. 1919), US musician
- Byron Morrow (1911-2006), US television and film actor
- Carla Morrow (b. 1981), US fantasy artist
- Cecily Morrow (?), US female figure-skating coach
- Chris Morrow (b. 1985), Northern Ireland athlete in football
- Cory Morrow (b. 1972), US musician
- David Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
- Don Morrow (b. 1927), US actor and radio personality
- Donald Morrow (1908-1995), Canadian political figure from Ontario
- Doretta Morrow (1928-1968), US female film actor and dancer
- Douglas Morrow (1913-1994), US film screenwriter and producer
- Dwight Morrow (1873-1931), US political figure
- E. Frederic Morrow (1906-1994), US political executive
- Edward Morrow (1934-2003), Transvaal-born Anglican priest and activist
- Edwin P. Morrow (1877-1935), US political figure from Kentucky
- Elizabeth Cutter Morrow (1873-1955), US female poet
- Felix Morrow (1906-1988), US newspaper and book publisher
- Geoff Morrow (f. 1970s), US songwriter
- George Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
- Gertrude Comfort Morrow, US architect
- Gray Morrow (1934-2001), US artist and illustrator
- Hamilton Morrow (1846-?), Canadian political figure
- Harold Morrow (b. 1973), US athlete in football
- Irving Morrow (1884-1952), US architect
- Jack Morrow (1872-1926), Northern Ireland illustrator and cartoonist
- James Morrow (b. 1947), US author
- James Morrow (Manitoba politician) (1857-1949), Canadian political figure from Manitoba
- Jay Johnson Morrow (1870-1937), US military figure and Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
- Jeff Morrow, meteorologist for The Weather Channel
- Jeff Morrow (1907-1993), US film actor
- Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852), US political figure
- John Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
- Joshua Morrow (b. 1974), US television actor
- Julian Morrow (b. 1975), Australian comedian and television producer
- Juliet Morrow (b. 1962), US female archeologist and university professor
- Justin Morrow (b. 1987), US athlete in soccer
- Karen Morrow (b. 1936), US female singer and stage actor
- Ken Morrow (b. 1956), US athlete in ice hockey
- Kevyn Morrow (f. 1980-2000s), US actor of stage, film and television
- Kirby Morrow (. 1973), Canadian voice actor, comedian
- Lance Morrow (b. 1939), US professor and author
- Liza Morrow (f. 1980s), US female television actor
- Margaret M. Morrow (b. 1950), US female federal judge
- Mari Morrow (b. 1974), Barbados-born female US film and television actor
- Mark Morrow (b. 1960), Canadian political figure
- Marlene Morrow (b. 1954), US female model
- Maurice Morrow, Baron Morrow (b. 1948), Northern Ireland political figure
- Max Morrow (b. 1991), Canadian television actor
- Melvyn Morrow (b. 1942), Australian playwright
- Michele Morrow (b. 1978), US female film actor
- Monica Morrow (f. 2000s), US female surgeon
- Nellie Morrow Parker, African American school teacher, born Nellie K. Morrow
- Patricia Morrow (b. 1944), US female lawyer and television actor
- Patrick Morrow (b. 1952), Canadian photographer and mountaineer
- Philip Morrow (b. 1962), Northern Ireland television producer
- Prince A. Morrow (1846-1913), US physician and education activist
- Rob Morrow (b. 1962), US television actor
- Robin Morrow (b. 1942), Australian female lecturer, author and editor
- Robert Morrow (1891-1915), Irish war hero
- Sam Morrow (b. 1985), Irish athlete in football
- Scott Morrow (b. 1969), US athlete in ice hockey
- Shaine Morrow (b. 1968), US Interior Decorator, Artist, Photographer and American Children's author of What If...Zombies Were Nice
- Simmone Morrow (b. 1976), Australian female athlete in softball
- Steve Morrow (b. 1970), Northern Irish athlete in football
- Susan Morrow (1931-1985), US female film actor
- Suzanne Morrow (1930-2008), Canadian female athlete in figure skating
- Terry Morrow (b. 1963), US political figure from Minnesota
- Thomas Morrow (Australian politician) (see Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1922-1925)
- Thomas Z. Morrow (1835-1913), (1836-1913), raised and commanded the 32nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, for the Union. He was one of The 28 men who founded the Kentucky Republican Party.
- Tom Morrow (b. 1938), US athlete in football
- Tom Morrow (footballer) (1923-?), Australian athlete in Australian Rules football
- Vic Morrow (1929-1982), US film actor
- Vicki Morrow (f. 1980s), US female athlete in softball
- Victoria Morrow (f. 2000s), US female television writer and producer
- William Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
- W. C. Morrow (1854-1923), US author
- Tristan Morrow (b. 1997), likes kayaking
- Bryant Morrow (b. 1973), Business Professional
- Henry A. Morrow Colonel of the 24th Michigan Infantry (part of the Iron Brigade) during the American Civil War
- Brendan Morrow (b.1999), American hockey player
Fictional characters with the surname "Morrow"
- Clay Morrow, FX Sons of Anarchy character
- Nicholas Morrow, character in Sweet Valley High
- Regina Morrow, character in Sweet Valley High
- T. O. Morrow, supervillain in the DC universe
- Clark Morrow, child character in the movie Contagion
- Jerome Eugene Morrow, character in Gattaca