Morton Name Meaning: An English/Scottish/Irish surname meaning 'settlement by/on the moor'. 'Mor' meaning 'moor' and 'tun' meaning 'settlement'.
A topographical surname which may have been given to someone who lived on or by a moor, the surname may have also been given to someone after a place named 'Morton' or similar.
Discover how your Morton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 45 |
| Buckinghamshire | 50 |
| Berkshire | 99 |
| Cambridgeshire | 113 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 431 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cumberland | 191 |
| Derbyshire | 454 |
| Devon | 50 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 647 |
| Essex | 132 |
| Gloucestershire | 91 |
| Hampshire | 60 |
| Herefordshire | 48 |
| Hertfordshire | 103 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 17 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 117 |
| Lancashire | 1,692 |
| Leicestershire | 115 |
| Lincolnshire | 249 |
| London | 1,312 |
| Middlesex | 101 |
| Northumberland | 506 |
| Norfolk | 126 |
| Northamptonshire | 126 |
| Nottinghamshire | 308 |
| Oxfordshire | 40 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 17 |
| Shropshire | 40 |
| Suffolk | 24 |
| Somerset | 77 |
| Surrey | 95 |
| Sussex | 60 |
| Staffordshire | 483 |
| Warwickshire | 447 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 14 |
| Worcestershire | 164 |
| Yorkshire | 2,840 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 60 |
| Merionethshire | 8 |
| Montgomeryshire | 10 |
| Monmouthshire | 48 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,382 |
| Coal Miner | 184 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 112 |
| Dress Maker | 100 |
| Domestic Servant | 94 |
| General Labourer | 89 |
| Labourer | 75 |
| Cotton Weaver | 72 |
| General Servant | 69 |
| Annuitant | 65 |
| General Servant Domestic | 46 |
| Joiner | 43 |
| House Keeper | 39 |
| No Occupation | 36 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| Tailor | 32 |
| Woollen Weaver | 32 |
| Grocer | 30 |
| Farmers Son | 28 |
| Charwoman | 27 |
| Stone Mason | 27 |
| Bricklayer | 25 |
| File Cutter | 23 |
| Errand Boy | 22 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Morton | 5,859 |
| William Morton | 5,414 |
| John Morton | 5,334 |
| Elizabeth Morton | 3,529 |
| Sarah Morton | 3,083 |
| Thomas Morton | 3,015 |
| George Morton | 2,939 |
| James Morton | 2,871 |
| Ann Morton | 2,057 |
| Joseph Morton | 1,772 |
| Henry Morton | 1,599 |
| Charles Morton | 1,578 |
| Jane Morton | 1,521 |
| Annie Morton | 1,322 |
| Alice Morton | 1,275 |
| Robert Morton | 1,188 |
| Hannah Morton | 1,157 |
| Emma Morton | 1,145 |
| Eliza Morton | 1,132 |
| Edward Morton | 1,109 |
| Margaret Morton | 1,082 |
| Ellen Morton | 1,039 |
| Martha Morton | 795 |
| Frederick Morton | 773 |
| Arthur Morton | 758 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin | 67% | 452,346 |
| 2 | Morton | 100% | 87,547 |
| 3 | Marton | 83% | 16,914 |
| 4 | Moreton | 86% | 15,934 |
| 5 | Marten | 67% | 8,234 |
| 6 | Murton | 83% | 7,628 |
| 7 | Morten | 83% | 3,913 |
| 8 | Mortin | 83% | 3,311 |
| 9 | Emerton | 71% | 3,267 |
| 10 | Merton | 83% | 3,102 |
| 11 | Martine | 57% | 874 |
| 12 | Martineau | 44% | 556 |
| 13 | Mourton | 86% | 526 |
| 14 | Martain | 57% | 380 |
| 15 | Mortan | 83% | 347 |
| 16 | Meriton | 71% | 339 |
| 17 | Moorton | 86% | 273 |
| 18 | Emarton | 71% | 240 |
| 19 | Mertin | 67% | 210 |
| 20 | Murtin | 67% | 173 |
| 21 | Moortone | 75% | 137 |
| 22 | Mareton | 71% | 111 |
| 23 | Martan | 67% | 104 |
The surname Morton is the 2nd most popular variant of Martin.