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Morton

in South Dakota

There are 60 people with the last name "Morton" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Morton 1,606
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  1. is 1,602nd most common Larvie
  2. is 1,603rd most common Likness
  3. is 1,604th most common Mehlhaf
  4. is 1,605th most common Moon
  5. is 1,606th most common Morton
  6. is 1,607th most common Newell
  7. is 1,608th most common Oakland
  8. is 1,609th most common Odonnell
  9. is 1,610th most common Saathoff

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Morton

Charles, Jerry, Jessie, Berton, Carlyle, Carol, Ernestine, Glenda, Larry, Tom

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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Charles Morton, SD (6 searches)
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