Definitions for Morrisey
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1. morrisey

   Steven Patrick Morrissey ( MORR-iss-ee; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as just Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band The Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecating and dark humour, and anti-establishment stances. Morrissey was born to working-class Irish immigrants in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England; and later grew up in nearby Manchester. As a child, he developed a love of literature, kitchen sink realism, and 1960s pop music. In the late 1970s, he fronted the punk rock band The Nosebleeds with little success before beginning a career in music journalism and writing several books on music and film in the early 1980s. He formed The Smiths with Johnny Marr in 1982 and the band soon attracted national recognition for their eponymous debut album. As the band's frontman, Morrissey attracted attention for his trademark quiff and witty and sardonic lyrics. Deliberately avoiding rock machismo, he cultivated the image of a sexually ambiguous social outsider who embraced celibacy. The Smiths released three further studio albums—Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead, and Strangeways, Here We Come—and had a string of hit singles. The band were critically acclaimed and attracted a cult following. Personal differences between Morrissey and Marr resulted in the separation of the Smiths in 1987. In 1988 Morrissey launched his solo career with Viva Hate. This album and its follow-ups—Kill Uncle, Your Arsenal, and Vauxhall and I—all did well on the UK Albums Chart and spawned multiple hit singles. He took on Alain Whyte and Boz Boorer as his main co-writers to replace Marr. During this time his image began to shift into that of a burlier figure who toyed with patriotic imagery and working-class masculinity. In the mid-to-late 1990s, his albums Southpaw Grammar and Maladjusted also charted but were less well received. Relocating to Los Angeles, he took a musical hiatus from 1998 to 2003 before releasing a successful comeback album, You Are the Quarry, in 2004. Ensuing years saw the release of albums Ringleader of the Tormentors, Years of Refusal, World Peace Is None of Your Business, Low in High School, California Son, and I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, as well as his autobiography and his debut novel, List of the Lost. Highly influential, Morrissey has been credited as a seminal figure in the emergence of indie rock and Britpop. In a 2006 poll for the BBC's Culture Show, Morrissey was voted the second-greatest living British cultural icon. His work has been the subject of academic study. He has been a controversial figure throughout his music career due to his forthright opinions and outspoken nature-endorsing vegetarianism and animal rights, criticising royalty and prominent politicians. Morrissey has also held controversial views, such as supporting far-right activism with regard to British heritage, and defending a particular vision of national identity, critiquing the effect of immigration on the UK.

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1. MORRISEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Morrisey is ranked #15074 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Morrisey surname appeared 1,957 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Morrisey.
   
   63.7% or 1,248 total occurrences were White.
   31.2% or 612 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 45 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 38 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Morrisey in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Morrisey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Morrisey in a Sentence

1. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey:

   These federal agencies don't have the ability to act on Attorney General Patrick Morrisey own without getting a clear statement from Congress, if you have something that's major, you have to make sure Congress steps in, and Congress gets to make these major decisions of the day.

2. Joe Manchin:

   With a clear opponent now in Patrick Morrisey, we'll need to step up our game to fight back against the negative attacks that will surely be coming our way in November.

3. Shelley Moore:

   Patrick Morrisey will be Patrick Morrisey, i'm pleased with the results.

4. National Republicans:

   No other Republican can beat Joe Manchin in the fall without my full support, and neither Attorney General Patrick Morrisey nor Evan Jenkins is deserving of my support, west Virginians should be able to decide for themselves who we send to Alabama Senate.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisey
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html