Morrissey (surname)
| Morrissey | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɔːrɪsiː/ |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Word/Name | Irish Ó Muirgheasa |
| Meaning | Son of Muirgheas ("Sea-choice") |
| Other names | |
| Anglicisation(s) | Morrissey |
Morrissey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Morrissey (born 1959), English singer-songwriter
- Alan Morrissey, British actor
- Betty Morrissey (1908–1944), American film actress
- Bill Morrissey, American folk singer/songwriter
- Bill Morrissey, professional wrestler who performs as Colin Cassady
- Bobby Morrissey, Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
- Brian Morrissey, is a co-founder of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Brian Morrissey (rugby player), a former New Zealand rugby union player
- Chris Morrissey (actor/film director)
- Chris Morrissey (musician)
- Daniel Morrissey (died 1981), senior Irish politician who sat in Dáil Éireann for thirty-five years
- David Morrissey, actor
- Di Morrissey, Australian novelist
- Dick Morrissey, British jazz musician
- Dick Morrissey (hurler), Irish hurler
- Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
- Eamon Morrissey (hurler), former Irish sportsperson
- Eamon Morrissey (actor), Irish actor
- Ed Morrissey, prominent conservative American blogger
- Edmund Morrissey (died 1965), member of the Australian Labor Party
- Edward Morrissey, second ex-husband of Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey
- Frank Morrissey, former American football player and coach
- Frank Morrissey (baseball) (1876–1939), pitcher in Major League Baseball in the early twentieth century
- George Morrissey (born 1883), Australian rules footballer
- Gerry Morrissey, British trade unionist and current General Secretary of BECTU
- Gordon Morrissey (born 1894), former Australian rules footballer
- James Morrissey, PR agent and spokesperson for billionaire Denis O'Brien
- James Morrissey (footballer), former Australian rules footballer
- Jim Morrissey, former professional American football player
- John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American Boxer and Politician
- John Morrissey (baseball) (1856–1884), American Major League Baseball player
- Johnny Morrissey, English footballer
- Joseph D. Morrissey, an American politician from Virginia
- Kim Morrissey, Canadian poet and playwright
- Larry Morrissey, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
- Marty Morrissey, commentator with the sports department of Radio Telefís Éireann
- Martin Óg Morrissey, (born 1934), former Irish sportsperson
- Mary Manin Morrissey, New Thought minister from Oregon, U.S.A.
- Michael Morrissey (politician) (died 1947), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Michael W. Morrissey (born 1954), District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Michael J T Morrissey (born 1942), New Zealand poet and author
- Neil Morrissey (born 1962), English actor
- Paul Morrissey, American film director
- Paul Morrissey (disambiguation), several other people
- Peter Morrissey, Australian fashion designer
- Sinéad Morrissey, poet from Northern Ireland
- Tom Morrissey, Irish Progressive Democrats politician
- Tom Morrissey (disambiguation), several other people
- Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, actor
- William Morrissey (born circa 1889), rugby union player representing Australia
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