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Morton

OriginEnglish
Meaning"town near the moor"
GenderBoy & girl
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About Morton

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

Morton is also given to girls.

Pronounced MOR-tun.

As of October 2026, Morton ranked #9404 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #240 in 1888.

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Famous Mortons

  • Morton FeldmanBoy

    American composer

  • Morton GouldBoy

    American composer

  • Morton SubotnickBoy

    American composer

  • Morton StevensBoy

    American film composer

  • Morton Dean (Dubitsky)Boy

    American TV journalist

  • (Sean) Morton Downey Jr.Boy

    American musician and TV talk,show host

  • Morton MowerBoy

    American cardiologist and inventor

  • Morton KondrackeBoy

    American political commentator and journalist

  • Morton HowardBoy

    son of comic actor Shemp Howard from "The Three Stooges"

Morton in pop culture

  • Morton SchmidtBoy

    character in movie "21 Jump Street"

  • MortonBoy

    brand of salt

  • Morton's neuromaBoy

    condition involving the nerves between the toes

  • MortonBoy

    an old turtle in "Toad Patrol"

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