Morrow is a surname of Gaelic origins and most sources give it as either 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 of the name are considered a sept of the Clan Murray, however many Murrays were said to have pronounced their name as Morrow and 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 and Galloway 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:
Andrew MacMorrow of WigtownHugh Morrow of Moray (Hugo Morreue de Morref)John Morrow, a follower of Robert the Bruce who was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1333Thomas Morrow, Abbot of Paisley 1418-1444David Morrow, a Scotsman from Ayrshire who settled in Killyleagh, Co. Down in 1606Duncan Morrow, witness to the ordination of Patrick Macdowell in 1503 in StirlingThe Irish origin comes from "Murchadh" (muir and cath) 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 and Morrow which were recorded in Petty's census of 1659 and all stem from the Gaelic names MacMurchadha and Ó Murchadha. 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.
Notable Irish Morrows,
Jeremiah Morrow, grandfather of Jeremiah Morrow, governor of OhioAdam Morrow, one of the "defenders of Derry", who signed a petition to William of Orange after the siege of Derry had been lifted in 1689Joseph Morrow, a soldier in the Continental Army from South Carolina who was born in Ireland in 1760John Morrow, a Presbyterian United Irishman who was exiled from Ireland due to his participation in the rebellion of 1798Captain Francis Morrow, an Irish officer in the Jacobite army of King James IIAndrew Morrow of Cork (also spelt Morrogh)Addie Morrow (fl. 1980s), Irish political figureAlan Morrow (born 1936), Australian athlete in Australian Rules footballAlbert Morrow (1863–1927), Irish artist and illustratorAlex Zander Morrow (born 1989), American entertainerAnna Karen Morrow (1914–2009), American model and actressAnne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), American aviator, author, born Anne Spencer MorrowAnthony Morrow (born 1985), American basketball playerBarry Morrow (born 1948), American screenwriter and film producerBill Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the nameBlack Morrow, the name attached to a bandit killed in medieval ScotlandBob Morrow (born 1946), Canadian political figure from OntarioBobby Morrow (born 1935), American track athleteBrad Morrow (1942–1997), American child actorBradford Morrow (born 1951), American authorBrandon Morrow (born 1984), American baseball playerBrenden B. Morrow (born 1979), Canadian hockey playerBruce Morrow (born 1937), American radio personalityBruce Morrow (footballer) (born 1936), Australian football playerBuddy Morrow (born 1919), American musicianByron Morrow (1911–2006), American television and film actorCarla Morrow (born 1981), American fantasy artistCecily Morrow (?), American figure skating coachChris Morrow (born 1985), Northern Ireland footballerCory Morrow (born 1972), American musicianDavid Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the nameDon Morrow (born 1927), American actor and radio personalityDonald Morrow (1908–1995), Canadian political figure from OntarioDoretta Morrow (1928–1968), American actress and dancerDouglas Morrow (1913–1994), American screenwriter and film producerDwight Morrow (1873–1931), American political figureE. Frederic Morrow (1906–1994), American political executiveEdward Morrow (1934–2003), Transvaal-born Anglican priest and activistEdwin P. Morrow (1877–1935), American politicianElizabeth Cutter Morrow (1873–1955), American poetFelix Morrow (1906–1988), American newspaper and book publisherGeoff Morrow (fl. 1970s), American songwriterGeorge Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the nameGertrude Comfort Morrow, American architectGray Morrow (1934–2001), American artist and illustratorHamilton Morrow (1846-?), Canadian politicianHarold Morrow (born 1973), American football playerHenry Andrew Morrow (1829–1891), American military figureIrving Morrow (1884–1952), American architectJack Morrow (1872–1926), Northern Ireland illustrator and cartoonistJames Morrow (born 1947), American authorJames Morrow (Manitoba politician) (1857–1949), Canadian politicianJay Johnson Morrow (1870–1937), American military figure and Governor of the Panama Canal ZoneJeff Morrow, meteorologist for The Weather ChannelJeff Morrow (1907–1993), American film actorJeremiah Morrow (1771–1852), American political figureJohn Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the nameJoseph McKeen Morrow (1832–1899), American politicianJoshua Morrow (born 1974), American television actorJulian Morrow (born 1975), Australian comedian and television producerJuliet Morrow (born 1962), American archeologist and academicJustin Morrow (born 1987), American soccer playerKaren Morrow (born 1936), American singer and stage actressKen Morrow (born 1956), American hockey playerKevyn Morrow (fl. 1980–2000s), American actorKirby Morrow (born 1973), Canadian voice actor, comedianLance Morrow (born 1939), American academic and authorLiza Morrow (fl. 1980s), American actressMargaret M. Morrow (born 1950), American juristMari Morrow (born 1974), Barbados-born American actressMark Morrow (born 1960), Canadian politicianMarlene Morrow (born 1954), American modelMaurice Morrow, Baron Morrow (born 1948), Northern Ireland political figureMax Morrow (born 1991), Canadian actorMelvyn Morrow (born 1942), Australian playwrightMichele Morrow (born 1978), American actressMonica Morrow (fl. 2000s), American surgeonNellie Morrow Parker, African American school teacher, born Nellie K. MorrowPatricia Morrow (born 1944), American lawyer and actressPatrick Morrow (born 1952), Canadian photographer and mountaineerPhilip Morrow (born 1962), Northern Ireland television producerPrince A. Morrow (1846–1913), American physician and education activistRob Morrow (born 1962), American actorRobin Morrow (born 1942), Australian lecturer, author and editorRobert Morrow (1891–1915), Irish war heroSam Morrow (born 1985), Irish football playerScott Morrow (born 1969), American hockey playerSimmone Morrow (born 1976), Australian softball playerSteve Morrow (born 1970), Northern Irish footballerSusan Morrow (1931–1985), American actressSuzanne Morrow (1930–2008), Canadian figure skaterTerry Morrow (born 1963), American politicianThomas Morrow (Australian politician) (1888–1971), Australian politicianThomas Z. Morrow (1836–1913), American soldier and politicianTom Morrow (born 1938), US football playerTom Morrow (footballer) (1923-?), Australian football playerVic Morrow (1929–1982), American actorVicki Morrow (fl. 1980s), American softball playerVictoria Morrow (fl. 2000s), American television writer and producerW. C. Morrow (1854–1923), American authorWilliam Morrow (disambiguation), any of several men with the nameClark Morrow, child character in the movie ContagionClay Morrow, character in the television series Sons of AnarchyJerome Eugene Morrow, character in GattacaNicholas Morrow, character in the novel series Sweet Valley HighRegina Morrow, character in the novel series Sweet Valley HighT. O. Morrow, supervillain in the DC universe
