Orris Family History

English (East Anglia): probably in most instances a variant of Orridge (see Orange 2 and ) with sibilation of the final palatal consonant to /ʃ/ and /s/ to give (H)orrish and (H)orris. It was sometimes associated with the personal name Horace in modern times by folk etymology.

English (Essex): occasionally perhaps from the Middle English personal name Orace (from Latin Horatius possibly of Etruscan origin) but it was exceptionally rare in medieval England and is unlikely to be the main source of the surname.