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Morris is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Morris, Alabama
- Morris, Connecticut
- Morris, Illinois
- Morris, Minnesota
- Morris County, New Jersey
- Morris (town), New York
- Morris (village), New York
- Morris, Oklahoma
- Morris Township, Pennsylvania
- Morris, Wisconsin
There are also a number of places named Morrisville, Morriston, and Morristown, as well as Morris Plains, New Jersey and Mount Morris, New York.
Morris is also:
- A Brisbane-based stoner rock group, see Morris music.
- A traditional English dance form, see Morris dance.
- One of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, Ireland - a notable member of the Morris family was Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (Lord Killanin), former president of the International Olympic Committee.
- A former British car manufacturer, see Morris Motor Company.
- The pen name of Maurice de Bévère, a Belgian painter of comic-books (Lucky Luke), see Morris (comics).
- A type of chair, the Morris chair.
Morris is also a common name in English-speaking countries. Some historical people with last name Morris are:
- For a complete list see: People named Morris
- Charles W. Morris - Semioticist and philosopher
- Chris Morris - UK satirist
- Desmond Morris - Zoologist
- Dick Morris - Author
- Estelle Morris - Politician
- Garrett Morris - Comedian
- Lewis Morris (1726-1798) - signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
- Lewis Morris (1701-1765) - Welsh poet
- Lewis Morris (1833-1907) - poet of the Anglo-Welsh school
- Robert Morris (merchant), financier of the American Revolution and signatory of three important founding documents of the US
- Robert Morris, minimalist artist
- Robert Tappan Morris, Sr., National Computer Security Center employee
- Robert Tappan Morris, Jr., creator of the Morris Worm
The is also a United Kingdom peerage