sentences:  Additionally the name Morris is of Anglo-Norman origin deriving from the 'de Marisco' line (meaning "of the marsh" in modern English).In some instances the surnames Morris has been seen to derive from Morres which is the plural topographical name for a 'family living on the Morre' (moors).It is not a coincidence that the greatest concentration of the Morris name in England is found around Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire; a county where topographical and placename surnames dominate.