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Morton

in Rhode Island

There are 113 people with the last name "Morton" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Morton 1,202
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  1. is 1,198th most common Gates
  2. is 1,199th most common Gaudreau
  3. is 1,200th most common Hutchinson
  4. is 1,201st most common Laramee
  5. is 1,202nd most common Morton
  6. is 1,203rd most common Owen
  7. is 1,204th most common Rainville
  8. is 1,205th most common Rapoza
  9. is 1,206th most common Rosado

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Morton

Robert, James, Gordon, Jeffrey, Keith, Anthony, Christine, Christopher, David, Debra

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.

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