Morrison is a Scottish surname meaning son of Morris/Maurice — from the Latin *mauritius* (dark-skinned, Moorish). **A modern American baby name in the broader unisex-surname aesthetic**. **Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford, 1931-2019)** — American novelist; Nobel Prize in Literature (1993) — first Black woman to win the Nobel in Literature; *Beloved* (1987) — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988); *Song of Solomon* (1977), *The Bluest Eye* (1970), *Sula* (1973), *Paradise* (1997); Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012); one of the most-influential American novelists of the 20th century; her 11 novels chronicled African American experience with unparalleled literary force. **Jim Morrison (1943-1971)** — male; American singer; lead vocalist of The Doors; *Light My Fire* (1967), *Riders on the Storm* (1971), *Hello, I Love You* (1968); died at age 27 in Paris; one of the most-iconic rock figures of the 1960s. **Van Morrison (born 1945)** — male; Northern Irish singer-songwriter; *Brown Eyed Girl* (1967), *Astral Weeks* (1968), *Moondance* (1970); inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1993). **Sterling Morrison (1942-1995)** — male; American musician (The Velvet Underground).
Featured throughout American literature and rock music.
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