Morton

English

"town near the moor"

Morton Origin and Meaning

The name Morton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "town near the moor".

An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.

Morton Rank in US Top 1000

# 948 in the US

Famous People Named Morton

• Morton Feldman American composer
• Morton Gould American composer
• Morton Subotnick American composer
• Morton Stevens American film composer
• Morton Dean (Dubitsky) American TV journalist
• (Sean) Morton Downey Jr. American musician and TV talk,show host
• Morton Mower American cardiologist and inventor
• Morton Kondracke American political commentator and journalist
• Morton Howard son of comic actor Shemp Howard from "The Three Stooges"

The name Morton in Pop Culture

• Morton Schmidt character in movie "21 Jump Street"
• Morton brand of salt
• Morton's neuroma condition involving the nerves between the toes
• Morton an old turtle in "Toad Patrol"