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Morton

Morton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“moor town”
Origin
Old English
Say it
MOR-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname and place name derived from Old English mor 'moor' and tun 'settlement.' It has long been used as a given name in surname style.

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How popular is Morton?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Morton in 20240

Peak year1923

Total US babies since 188012,341

Morton was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Morton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Morton questions

What does the name Morton mean?

Morton means "moor town". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name derived from Old English mor 'moor' and tun 'settlement.' It has long been used as a given name in surname style.

Is Morton a boy or girl name?

Morton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Morton?

Morton was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1923.

How do you pronounce Morton?

Morton is usually pronounced MOR-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.