Morrow (surname)

Morrow is an anglicized surname of Irish or Scottish origins.

Scottish
Originating in the Scottish Lowlands the name is ultimately Gaelic, from Moireach or Moireabh, meaning a 'seafarer' or a 'coastal settlement'; most probably derived from the placename Moray in northern Scotland, by merit of being, at times, a variation of Murray. It may also be patronymic, from Murchadh, meaning 'sea warrior'. It has been variously spelt Morow, Morro, Morwe, Murrow, and Morrewe, the latter being first found on the Ragman Rolls of 1296. Some of the earliest recorded of the name were the Dumfries-born, Thomas Morrow, abbot of Paisley between 1418 and 1444, Duncan Morrow, witness to an ordination in 1503 at Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Walter Morrow, a member of the convent at Kelso, Roxburghshire in 1548, and Davy Morrow, bailie of Annan in 1592. During the 17th Century, the Morrow name was brought to Ireland as a result of the plantation of Ulster; during which many Scots, mostly Lowlanders, settled in the north of Ireland. A number of Morrows who served in the Covenanter army were transported to Virginia after being captured by Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.

Irish
The name is suspected to have been used to anglicize a number of Irish Gaelic names, mainly surnames which include muir, meaning sea, which were also made as Morrogh, Murrow and Moroghoe. In Petty's Census of 1659, O'Morrow and McMarrowe are recorded. However, it is more common for these Irish names to have been anglicized as 'McMorrow' rather than the Scottish 'Morrow' on its own.

Notable people

 * Addie Morrow (fl. 1980s), Irish political figure
 * Alan Morrow (1936–2023), Australian athlete in Australian Rules football
 * Albert Morrow (1863–1927), Irish artist and illustrator
 * Alex Zander Morrow (born 1989), American entertainer
 * Aneesah Morrow (born 2003), American basketball player
 * Anna Karen Morrow (1914–2009), American model and actress
 * Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), American aviator, author, born Anne Spencer Morrow
 * Anthony Morrow (born 1985), American basketball player
 * Barry Morrow (born 1948), American screenwriter and film producer
 * Bill Morrow (disambiguation), several people
 * Black Morrow, the name attached to a bandit killed in medieval Scotland
 * Bob Morrow (1946–2018), Canadian political figure
 * Bob Morrow (American football) (1918–2003), American football player and coach
 * Bobby Morrow (1935–2020), American track athlete
 * Brad Morrow (1942–1997), American child actor
 * Bradford Morrow (born 1951), American author
 * Brandon Morrow (born 1984), American baseball player
 * Brenden Morrow (born 1979), Canadian hockey player
 * Bruce Morrow (born 1937), American radio personality
 * Bruce Morrow (author) (born 1963), American writer
 * Bruce Morrow (footballer) (born 1936), Australian (soccer) football player
 * Buddy Morrow (1919–2010), American musician
 * Byron Morrow (1911–2006), American television and film actor
 * Carla Morrow (born 1981), American fantasy artist
 * Cecily Morrow, American figure skating coach
 * Chris Morrow (born 1985), Northern Ireland footballer
 * Cory Morrow (born 1972), American musician
 * Clayton Morrow, (born 1974), American animator, son of Barry Morrow
 * David Morrow (disambiguation), several people
 * Don Morrow (1927–2020), American actor and radio personality
 * Donald Morrow (1908–1995), Canadian political figure from Ontario
 * Doretta Morrow (1928–1968), American actress and dancer
 * Douglas Morrow (1913–1994), American screenwriter and film producer
 * Dwight Morrow (1873–1931), American political figure
 * E. Frederic Morrow (1906–1994), American political executive
 * Edward Morrow (1934–2003), Transvaal-born Anglican priest and activist
 * Edwin P. Morrow (1877–1935), American politician
 * Elizabeth Cutter Morrow (1873–1955), American poet
 * Felix Morrow (1906–1988), American newspaper and book publisher
 * Geoff Morrow (fl. 1970s), American songwriter
 * George Morrow (disambiguation), several people
 * Gertrude Comfort Morrow, American architect
 * Gray Morrow (1934–2001), American artist and illustrator
 * Hamilton Morrow (1846–1922), Canadian politician
 * Harold Morrow (born 1973), American football player
 * Honoré Willsie Morrow (1880–1940), American author and magazine editor
 * Irving Morrow (1884–1952), American architect
 * Jack Morrow (1872–1926), Northern Ireland illustrator and cartoonist
 * James Morrow (disambiguation), several people
 * Jay Johnson Morrow (1870–1937), American military figure and Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
 * Jeff Morrow (1907–1993), American film actor
 * Jeremiah Morrow (1771–1852), American political figure
 * John Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the name
 * Joseph John Morrow (born 1954), Scottish officer of arms
 * Joseph McKeen Morrow (1832–1899), American politician
 * Joshua Morrow (born 1974), American television actor
 * Julian Morrow (born 1975), Australian comedian and television producer
 * Juliet Morrow (born 1962), American archeologist and academic
 * Justin Morrow (born 1987), American soccer player
 * Karen Morrow (born 1936), American singer and stage actress
 * Ken Morrow (born 1956), American hockey player
 * Kevyn Morrow (fl. 1980–2000s), American actor
 * Kirby Morrow (1973–2020), Canadian voice actor, comedian
 * Lance Morrow (born 1939), American academic and author
 * Liza Morrow (fl. 1980s), American actress
 * Lily Morrow (born 2002), Korean-Australian member of South Korean girl group Nmixx
 * Margaret M. Morrow (born 1950), American jurist
 * Mari Morrow (born 1974), Barbados-born American actress
 * Mark Morrow (born 1960), Canadian politician
 * Marlene Morrow (born 1954), American model
 * Maurice Morrow, Baron Morrow (born 1948), Northern Ireland political figure
 * Max Morrow (born 1991), Canadian actor
 * Melvyn Morrow (born 1942), Australian playwright
 * Michele Morrow (born 1978), American actress
 * Monica Morrow (fl. 2000s), American surgeon
 * Nellie Morrow Parker, African American school teacher, born Nellie K. Morrow
 * Neyle Morrow (1914–2006), American film and television actor
 * Patricia Morrow (born 1944), American lawyer and actress
 * Patrick Morrow (born 1952), Canadian photographer and mountaineer
 * Philip Morrow (born 1962), Northern Ireland television producer
 * Prince A. Morrow (1846–1913), American physician and education activist
 * Rob Morrow (born 1962), American actor
 * Robert Morrow (disambiguation), several people
 * Robin Morrow (born 1942), Australian lecturer, author and editor
 * Russell O. Morrow (1907–1984), American politician
 * Sam Morrow (born 1985), Irish football player
 * Scott Morrow (ice hockey, born 1969) (born 1969), American ice hockey player
 * Scott Morrow (ice hockey, born 2002) (born 2002), American ice hockey player
 * Simmone Morrow (born 1976), Australian softball player
 * Steve Morrow (born 1970), Northern Irish footballer
 * Susan Morrow (1931–1985), American actress
 * Suzanne Morrow (1930–2008), Canadian figure skater
 * Terry Morrow (born 1963), American politician
 * Thomas Morrow (Australian politician) (1888–1971), Australian politician
 * Thomas Z. Morrow (1836–1913), American soldier and politician
 * Tom Morrow (American football) (1938–2018), American football player
 * Tom Morrow (footballer) (1923–2002), Australian rules football player
 * Vic Morrow (1929–1982), American actor
 * Vicki Morrow (fl. 1980s), American softball player
 * Victoria Morrow (fl. 2000s), American television writer and producer
 * W. C. Morrow (1854–1923), American author
 * William Morrow (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

 * Clay Morrow, in the television series Sons of Anarchy
 * Ernest Morrow, in the novel The Catcher in the Rye
 * Captain Grace Morrow, in the video game Sea of Thieves
 * Hisoka Morrow, antagonist in the manga Hunter X Hunter
 * Jerome Morrow, in the film Gattaca
 * Nicholas Morrow, in the novel series Sweet Valley High
 * Regina Morrow, in the novel series Sweet Valley High
 * T. O. Morrow, supervillain in the DC Comics universe