HG Wells is a bit weird like that. Fervent lifelong supporter of eugenics, then he writes the Morlocks and the Eloi with a lot more complexity and social commentary than you’d expect if you’d only seem the story in film. The Morlocks in the novel aren’t just degenerated (literal) chud monsters, they’re preying on the useless nepo baby descendants of the people that exploited them and keep the entire society running.

On the topic of where ideas come from though, bro definitely named the Morlocks after someone he knew.