Morris is a surname common throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It may be from the Old French personal name Maurice, a derivation of the Latin name Maurus, or, when borne by people of Irish descent, from a patronymic form of the Gaelic Muirgheas, from muir 'sea' and geas 'prohibition'.
- Alexander Morris, a Canadian politician and judge
- Baron Morris, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Barry Morris (1935–2001), Australian politician
- Charles W. Morris (c. 1901-1973), American semiotician and philosopher
- Chris Morris (satirist) (born 1965), British comedy writer, satirist, actor and radio DJ
- Desmond Morris (born 1928), British ethnologist and zoologist
- Dick Morris (born 1948), American political author, newspaper columnist, and commentator
- Ed Morris (1862-1937), American athlete and Major League Baseball pitcher
- Errol Morris (born 1948), American documentary film director
- Estelle Morris (born 1952), British politician and member of the House of Lords
- Garrett Morris (born 1937), American actor and comedian
- Herbert Stanley Morris (1892-1918), South African botanist
- Jack Morris (born 1955), Major League Baseball player
- Jenny Morris (born 1972), Australian field hockey player
- Joe Morris (1978-1981) - All-time Syracuse University rushing leader, two-time Pro Bowl selection
- Johnny Morris (1916-1999), British television presenter for BBC children's programming
- Lewis Morris (1726-1798), American landowner and signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence
- Lewis Morris (1701-1765), British hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer
- Lewis Morris (1833-1907), British poet of the Anglo-Welsh school
- Mary Morris (1915-1988), a British actress
- Matt Morris (born 1974), baseball pitcher
- Mercury Morris, American football player
- Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914-1999), British journalist and former president of the International Olympic Committee
- Morris (comics) (1923-2001), Belgian cartoonist, creator of Lucky Luke
- Robert Morris (artist) (born 1931), American sculptor, conceptual artist and author
- Robert Morris (mayor) (1808-1855), mayor of New York City
- Robert Morris (merchant) (1734-1806), American financier, and signatory to the founding documents of United States
- Robert Morris (cryptographer), American scientist and chief scientist of the NSA National Computer Security Center; father of Robert Tappan Morris
- Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. (born 1965), American professor, and creator of the first Internet computer worm
- Samuel Kaboo Morris, an African prince who attended Taylor University and for whom Morris Hall at Taylor is named
- Samuel Morris, an Australian cricket player
- Samuel Wells Morris (1786-1847), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Samuel Morris (Philadelphia, I), American revolutionary
- Samuel Morris (Philadelphia, II), American revolutionary soldier
- William Morris (1834-1896), British artist, writer, and a principal founder of the British Arts and Crafts Movement
- Wanya Morris (born 1973), American R&B singer and lead of group Boyz II Men
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