When Warder Morris was born on 3 October 1789, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Hudson Morris, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Warder, was 36. He married Matilda Billington in 1823. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in High Rue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 March 1863, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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