Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>M>Morte-Morto>Morton>Massachusetts

Morton

in Massachusetts

There are 856 people with the last name "Morton" in Massachusetts.

Add to web page

Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Morton 846
close
  1. is 842nd most common Ayala
  2. is 843rd most common Rivers
  3. is 844th most common Sheridan
  4. is 845th most common Dooley
  5. is 846th most common Morton
  6. is 847th most common Champagne
  7. is 848th most common Geary
  8. is 849th most common Correa
  9. is 850th most common Frost

Similar Names and Nicknames

Martin, Mortensen, Martino, Mortimer, Mortenson, Martini, Martineau, Mort, Marten, Martine

Most Common First Names for Morton

Robert, David, John, William, James, Michael, Richard, Mary, Barbara, Joan

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places called Mor(e)ton, named in Old English as ‘settlement (tūn) by or on a marsh or moor (mōr)’.

Swedish: variant of Martin.

French: contracted form of Moreton 2.

Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames or of various other non-English names bearing some kind of similarity to it.

FOREBEARS The name Morton was established early in North America. George Morton (1585–1624), one of the Pilgrims, was probably born in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. He and his son Nathaniel (b. 1613 in Leiden, the Netherlands) settled in Plymouth in 1623. John Morton (c.1724–77), one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born in PA, of Swedish descent. His grandfather, Morten Mortenson, had emigrated from Gothenburg in 1654.

Recent Searches for "Morton" in Massachusetts

Since June 2009
319

Most Popular Search

Robert Morton, MA (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv3)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement