Morrissey (surname)

Morrissey

Pronunciation	/ˈmɒrɪsi/ MORR-iss-ee
Origin
Language(s)	Irish
Word/name	Ó Muirgheasa
Meaning	Son of Muirgheas ("Sea-choice")
Other names
Anglicisation(s)	Morrissey

Morrissey is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

In arts and entertainment

Acting

• Alan Morrissey, British actor
• Betty Morrissey (1908–1944), American film actress
• Bill Morrissey, professional wrestler who performs as Colin Cassady
• David Morrissey, actor
• Eamon Morrissey (actor), Irish actor
• Neil Morrissey (born 1962), English actor
• Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, actor

Literature

• Di Morrissey, Australian novelist
• Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
• Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
• Kim Morrissey, Canadian poet and playwright
• Michael J T Morrissey (born 1942), New Zealand poet and author
• Paul Morrissey (comics), comic book editor and writer
• Sinéad Morrissey, poet from Northern Ireland

Music

• Morrissey (born 1959), English singer-songwriter
• Bill Morrissey, American folk singer/songwriter
• Chris Morrissey (musician)
• Dick Morrissey, British jazz musician

Other arts

• Edward Morrissey (director), American film director
• Marty Morrissey, commentator with the sports department of Radio Telefís Éireann
• Paul Morrissey, American film director
• Paul C. Morrissey, comedian
• Peter Morrissey, Australian fashion designer
• Will Morrissey, (1887–1957), American vaudevillian producer, lyricist, and actor

In government and politics

Ireland

• Daniel Morrissey (1895–1981), Irish politician who sat in Dáil Éireann for thirty-five years
• John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American boxer and politician
• Michael Morrissey (politician) (died 1947), Irish politician; member of Fianna Fáil
• Tom Morrissey (politician), Irish Progressive Democrats politician

United States

• Andrew M. Morrissey (1871–1933), Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
• Ed Morrissey, conservative American blogger
• Francis X. Morrissey (1910–2007), Massachusetts judge
• Joseph D. Morrissey, an American politician from Virginia
• Larry Morrissey, mayor of Rockford, Illinois
• Michael W. Morrissey (born 1954), District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Patrick Morrisey (born 1967), 34th Attorney General of West Virginia

Other countries

• Alice Morrissey (died in 1912), British Catholic, socialist leader and suffragette
• Bobby Morrissey, Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island
• Brian Morrissey, co-founder of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Edmund Morrissey (1914–1965), member of the Australian Labor Party
• Gerry Morrissey, British trade unionist and current General Secretary of BECTU
• Joy Morrissey, British Member of Parliament elected 2019

In sport

Baseball

• Frank Morrissey (baseball) (1876–1939), pitcher in Major League Baseball in the early twentieth century
• John Morrissey (baseball) (1856–1884), American Major League Baseball player
• Tom Morrissey (baseball), (1860–1941), American Major League Baseball player

Football/rugby/soccer

• Brian Morrissey (rugby player), a former New Zealand rugby union player
• George Morrissey (1883–1964), Australian rules footballer
• Gordon Morrissey (1894–1970), former Australian rules footballer
• James Morrissey (footballer), former Australian rules footballer
• Johnny Morrissey, English footballer
• Tom Morrissey (Gaelic footballer)
• William Morrissey (born circa 1889), rugby union player representing Australia

Hurling

• Dick Morrissey (hurler), Irish hurler
• Eamon Morrissey (hurler), former Irish sportsperson
• Martin Óg Morrissey, (born 1934), former Irish sportsperson
• Paul Morrissey (hurler) (born 1980), Irish hurler
• Tom Morrissey (hurler), (born 1996), Irish hurler

Other sports

• Frank Morrissey, former American football player and coach
• Jim Morrissey (American football), former professional American football player
• Jimmy Morrissey (born 1998), American football player
• John Morrissey (1831–1878), Irish born American boxer and politician
• Thomas Morrissey (athlete), American long-distance runner
• Josh Morrissey, Canadian ice hockey defenseman
• Steven Morrissey (footballer), Jamaican football player
• W. Morrissey (first name William; born 1986), American professional wrestler

In other fields

• Andrew Morrissey (1860–1921), Irish-American priest and President of the University of Notre Dame
• Edward Morrissey, second ex-husband of Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey
• Helena Morrissey, English businesswoman
• James Morrissey (PR consultant), PR agent and spokesperson for billionaire Denis O'Brien
• Mary Manin Morrissey, New Thought minister from Oregon, US

See also

• Énrí Ó Muirgheasa, Irish civil servant