Moris Family History
Moris Name Meaning
English: variant of Morris . French Luxembourgish Flemish Walloon North German and Dutch: from a vernacular form of the French personal name Maurice (see Morris ). In North America the surname Moris may also be an altered form of French Maurice . Americanized form of German Moritz . Latvian: nickname for a person with a dark complexion or black hair from Moris ‘Moor’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022