Morton

English
"town near the moor"

Morton Origin and Meaning

The name Morton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "town near the moor".

An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.

# 948 in the US

Morton Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Morton

  • Morton Feldman
    American composer
  • Morton Gould
    American composer
  • Morton Subotnick
    American composer
  • Morton Stevens
    American film composer
  • Morton Dean (Dubitsky)
    American TV journalist
  • (Sean) Morton Downey Jr.
    American musician and TV talk,show host
  • Morton Mower
    American cardiologist and inventor
  • Morton Kondracke
    American political commentator and journalist
  • Morton Howard
    son of comic actor Shemp Howard from "The Three Stooges"

Morton in Pop Culture

  • Morton Schmidt
    character in movie "21 Jump Street"
  • Morton
    brand of salt
  • Morton's neuroma
    condition involving the nerves between the toes
  • Morton
    an old turtle in "Toad Patrol"