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

Morton

in Ohio

There are 1,652 people with the last name "Morton" in Ohio.

Add to web page

Ranking in Ohio

NameRank
Morton 620
close
  1. is 616th most common Finley
  2. is 617th most common Winters
  3. is 618th most common Lester
  4. is 619th most common Moody
  5. is 620th most common Morton
  6. is 621st most common Poole
  7. is 622nd most common Garrison
  8. is 623rd most common Whitt
  9. is 624th most common Davenport

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Morton

Robert, John, James, Michael, Richard, William, Mary, David, Gary, Brian

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 Ohio

Since June 2009
653

Most Popular Search

Robert Morton, OH (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv2)

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