How Many People Are Named Elizabeth Morrison?

There are approximately 415 people named Elizabeth Morrison living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 825,914 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elizabeth with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Morrison. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

415

1 in 825,914 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

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Elizabeth

Est. Living 1,074,587

Last Name

Morrison

Elizabeth: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elizabeth. The peak year was 1990 with 20,840 births. The average person named Elizabeth today is 44 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Elizabeth

In the 2020 Census, the first name Elizabeth was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.70%) and Black (4.06%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Elizabeth in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Elizabeth rose or fell over time.

White

73.83%

Black

4.06%

Hispanic

16.70%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.33%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.43%

Two or More Races

2.65%

Ancestry of the Morrison Surname

The surname Morrison was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Morrison in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

75.81%

Black

14.71%

Hispanic

3.60%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.77%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.96%

Two or More Races

4.16%

How we calculated this

The first name "Elizabeth" has an estimated frequency of 0.314% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Morrison" appears at a rate of 38.66 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Elizabeth are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 415 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Elizabeth

Elizabeth Smith Elizabeth Johnson Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Brown Elizabeth Jones Elizabeth Garcia Elizabeth Miller Elizabeth Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Morrison

Michael Morrison James Morrison John Morrison David Morrison Robert Morrison William Morrison Paul Morrison

Elizabeth Morrison: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Elizabeth Morrison?

We estimate approximately 415 people named Elizabeth Morrison are alive in the United States today. The first name Elizabeth is shared by 1,074,587 Americans, and the surname Morrison is shared by 132,500.

How rare is the name Elizabeth Morrison?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 825,914 Americans. The first name Elizabeth is very common and the surname Morrison is common.

Is Elizabeth a male or female name?

Elizabeth is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1990 and the average bearer today is 44 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Elizabeth?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Elizabeth was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.70%) and Black (4.06%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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