Morrow (surname)


Morrow is a surname of Scottish origins.

Scottish

The Morrow name is ultimately a Scottish one, being first found in Lowland Scotland where the name can come from the Gaelic Moireach or Moireabh meaning "a sea farer" or "a settlement by the sea" respectively, or from Murchadh meaning "sea warrior". It has been variously spelt Morow, Murrow and Morrewe, the latter being first found on the Ragman Rolls of 1296. Many 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 counties Donegal, Londonderry, and Armagh. 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. Most Irish Morrows, especially in Ulster, will be descended from Scottish settlers due to the Plantation of Ulster during the 17th century.
Notable Scottish Morrows:
Although a Scottish name, it has been used to anglicise a number of Irish Gaelic names, mainly "Murchadh" meaning "Sea Battle" or "Sea Warrior", which was also made as Morrogh, Murrow, Moroghoe, and Murphy. In Petty’s Census of 1659 O'Morrow and McMarrowe are recorded. However, it is more common for these Irish names to have been anglicised as Murphy, and it was more likely to find 'McMorrow' as an anglicisation of these names rather than the Scottish 'Morrow' on its own.
Notable Irish Morrows,