Morrow (surname)
| Morrow MacMurchadha |
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| Meaning | "Sea Warrior" |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Scotland |
| Language(s) of origin | Gaelic |
| Related names | MacMuireadhaigh, Kinsella, Kavanagh, Murray, Moray, Murchison, Moro, MacMorrow, Murphy, Murrow, Morrowson, MacMurrough, O'Morchoe, MacMurchadha, Murdo, McMurdo, Murdoch |
| Clan affiliations | Clan Moroghoe, Clan Murray, Clan Morrow |
Morrow is a surname of Gaelic origins, Irish or Scottish, and many people with the surname are also described as Scotch or Scotch-Irish.
There are three recorded origins for the name Morrow in Scotland, the first is from Lochalsh where the name comes from Murchadha and is akin to the minor clan Murchison and in Lochalsh the name has taken the form, Morrow, Morrowson and MacMorrow. The second is in Moray, where the name comes from the Gaelic name Moireach or Moireabh meaning "a sea farer" or "a settlement by the sea" respectively and variations include Morow, Murrow and Morrewe (the latter being first found on the Ragman Rolls of 1291 and 1296). This branch was mostly found in Banffshire and Morayshire and this was the family that the 14th century architect John Morrow was from. The third origin is from Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Stirlingshire and comes from the Gaelic name Muireadhaigh. It was anglicised MacMorrow, MacMurray, Murrow and Morrow. Many Scottish Morrows emigrated to Ireland in the early 17th century, first during the Hamilton-Montgomery settlement when they came from Ayrshire and Lanarkshire and settled Down and Antrim and then during the Ulster Plantation when they mostly settled in Donegal and Armagh. A number of Scottish Morrows who served in the Covenanter army were transported to Virginia after being captured by Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. David Dobson and Dr. J. T. Morrow also state that other Scottish and Irish Morrows were to be found in early colonial Virginia. Notables descended from Scottish Morrows include Thomas Z. Morrow and his son Edwin P. Morrow.
Notable Scottish Morrows:
The Irish origin comes from "Murchadh" ( and ) meaning "Sea Battle" or "Sea Warrior", which anglicised as Morrogh, Murrow, Moroghoe and Morrow. There are three distinct Irish origins for Morrow. The first and most well-known is from Wexford and Cork where the name has been recorded variously as O'Morrow, McMarrowe, Morrogh, Morrowe and Morrow which were recorded in Petty's census of 1659 and all stem from the Gaelic names MacMurchadha and Ó Murchadha. It is also found here spelt Morwe and McMorwe in old documents pertaining to the family. The second is from Leitrim where they come from MacMuireadhaigh and this name has been made MacMurray, MacMorrow, Murray and Morrow. The third is from Fermanagh where they are said to be a branch of MacGuire. Many Morrows in Ireland, especially in Ulster, will be descended from the Scottish branch of the name due to the Plantation of Ulster during the 17th century. These Scotch-Irish Morrows would join the emigration from the north of Ireland to the American colonies in the early 18th century, and their descendants include Major Samuel Morrow, Jeremiah Morrow and Dwight Morrow.
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