Morton

A male given name: a family name taken from a Norman placename meaning “town on the moor.”.

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Morton is a masculine given name which may refer to:
Mort Cooper (1913-1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Morton DaCosta (1914–1989), American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor
Morton Downey (1901-1985), American singer
Sean Morton Downey Jr. (1932-2001), American singer, songwriter and television talk show host, son of the above
Mort Garson (1924–2008), Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter and pioneer of electronic music
Morton Gould (1913–1996), American composer, conductor, arranger and pianist
Morton Ira Greenberg (born 1933), judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Morton Horwitz (born 1938), American legal historian and Harvard law professor
Morton C. Hunter (1825-1896), American Union Army brevet brigadier general and politician
Mort Kaer (1902-1992), American football player and pentathlete
Morton Marcus (poet) (1936–2009), American poet and author
Morton M. McCarver (1807–1875), American politician and pioneer in the West
Mort Meskin (1916-1995), American comic book artist
Morton Peck (1871-1959), American botanist
Mort Sahl (born 1927), Canadian-born American comedian and social satirist
Morton O. Schapiro (born 1953), American economist and president of Northwestern University
Mort Schell (born 1943), Australian former politician
Morton Sobell (born 1917), American engineer and spy for the Soviet Union

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Surname, from the many Mortons on the map of England, literally "moor or marsh settlement." Morton's Fork (1759) is in reference to John Morton (c. 1420-1500), archbishop of Canterbury, who levied forced loans under Henry VII by arguing the obviously rich could afford to pay and the obviously poor clearly were living frugally and thus had savings and could pay, too.

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Settlement by or on a moor or a marsh.

Mort

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Samantha Morton	1977	English actress and film director
2	Joe Morton	1947	American actor
3	Gary Morton	1924	American comedian
4	Jelly Roll Morton	1890	American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
5	Amy Morton	1958	American actress
6	Ricky Morton	1956	Card
7	PJ Morton	1981	American musician
8	Craig Morton	1943	American football player
9	Genevieve Morton	1986	South African model
10	Levi P. Morton	1824	American politician
11	Peter Morton	1947	American businessman
12	Morton Downey	1901	Singer
13	Morton Feldman	1926	American composer
14	William T. G. Morton	1819	United States dental surgeon
15	Kate Morton	1976	Australian novelist
16	Morton Sobell	1917	American spy for the Soviet Union
17	Alexander Morton	1945	Scottish actor
18	Euan Morton	1977	British actor
19	Alicia Morton	1987	American actress
20	Timothy Morton	1968	British philosopher
21	James Morton	1991	British chef
22	Paul S. Morton	1950	American bishop
23	Dudley W. Morton	1907	Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
24	Morton Kondracke	1939	American journalist
25	Morton Gould	1913	American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist
26	Charlie Morton	1983	Major League Baseball pitcher
27	Samuel George Morton	1799	American physician
28	Rocky Morton	1955	British film and television director
29	Morton Subotnick	1933	American neo-classical composer and avant-garde electronic musician
30	Johnnie Morton	1971	All-American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
31	Howard Morton	1925	American actor
32	Morton Halperin	1938	American government official
33	Rogers Morton	1914	American politician
34	Andrew Morton	1959	Australian software engineer
35	James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton	1516	Regent of Scotland
36	Morton Stevens	1929	American composer
37	Julius Sterling Morton	1832	American politician
38	Henry Vollam Morton	1892	British journalist and writer
39	Gig Morton	1996	Canadian actor
40	Lionel Morton	1941	British musician
41	Morton O. Schapiro	1953	American economist
42	Thruston Ballard Morton	1907	American politician
43	Oliver P. Morton	1823	American politician
44	Darryl Morton
45	Sean Morton	1959	American psychic
46	Runako Morton	1978	Cricketer
47	Morton Dean	1935	American news journalist
48	Shadow Morton	1941	American record producer and songwriter
49	Lachlan Morton	1992	Australia road cyclist
50	Morton Heilig	1926	American inventor
51	Wendy Morton	1967	British politician
52	Arnie Morton	1922	Restauranteur
53	Morton Deutsch	1920	Social psychologist and researcher
54	Kayleigh Morton
55	Judge Doom		Fictional character in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit
56	Chad Morton	1977	American football player
57	Joy Morton	1855	American businessman
58	Marcus Morton	1784	Massachusetts Democratic governor and Supreme Judicial Court associate justice
59	Clive Morton	1904	Actor
60	Morton Smith	1915	American historian
61	Morton Klein		American activist
62	Morton Kaplan	1921	American editor
63	Morton Berger	1951	American sex offender
64	Morton Fried	1923	American anthropologist
65	Morton Lowry	1914	British actor
66	Annie Morton	1970	American fashion model
67	Azie Taylor Morton	1936	Treasurer of the United States
68	Nate Morton		American musician
69	Faye Morton		Fictional charge nurse in BBC TV medical drama Holby City
70	Morton Mandel	1921	American businessperson and philanthropist
71	J. B. Morton	1893	English humorous writer
72	Jerry Morton
73	Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton		Scottish princess
74	Cale Morton	1990	Australian rules footballer
75	Samuel Morton Peto	1809	British politician, building contractor, railway contractor
76	Morton I. Abramowitz	1933	American diplomat
77	Frederic Morton	1924	American writer, Austrian Jewish refugee
78	James C. Morton	1884	Actor
79	Morton Blackwell	1939	Conservative political activist
80	Morton Prince	1854	American physician who specialized in neurology and abnormal psychology
81	James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton	1702	Scottish peer and astronomer
82	Rockette Morton	1949	American bass guitarist
83	Thomaz Green Morton	1947
84	Tom Morton	1989	Scottish writer, broadcaster, journalist and musician
85	Mitch Morton	1987	Australian rules footballer
86	Joseph Morton	1911	American journalist
87	Mel Morton
88	Everett Morton	1950	British musician
89	Lisa Morton	1958	American writer
90	Morton Hunt	1920	American science writer
91	Don Morton	1947	American football player and coach
92	Paul Morton	1857	American politician
93	Morton Shulman	1925	Politician, physician, businessman and broadcaster from Toronto, Canada.
94	Eddie Morton	1870	American singer and comedian
95	William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton	1540	Scottish Earl
96	Anna Morton	1846	Second Lady of the United States
97	Alan Morton	1893	Scottish footballer
98	Carl Morton	1944	Baseball player
99	Jamie Morton	1993	Danish actor
100	Greg Morton	1953	American football player
101	Morton DaCosta	1914	American actor, writer and director
102	Alexandra Morton	1957	Canadian marine biologist
103	Morton Freedgood	1912	American writer
104	Bruce Morton	1930	American television news correspondent for both CBS News and CNN
105	Morton Ira Greenberg	1933	American judge
106	Morton Estrin	1923	American musician
107	John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton	1927	British earl
108	James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton		Scottish Earl
109	Angellika Morton
110	James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton	1426	Scottish earl
111	Morton L. Janklow	1930	Literary agent
112	Nathaniel Morton		American settler
113	Stephanie Morton	1990	Australian cyclist
114	Richard Morton	1637	English doctor
115	Morton Horwitz	1938	American legal scholar
116	Morton White	1917	American philosopher
117	Morton Freeman Plant	1852	American financier
118	Ted Morton	1949	Canadian politician
119	Morton N. Cohen	1921	American author and scholar
120	Samuel Morton	1894	American mobster
121	Morton Schindel	1918	American educator and film producer
122	John W. Morton
123	Tallulah Morton	1991	Australian model
124	Morton Deyo	1887	United States admiral
125	Harry Morton	1909	English footballer
126	Dean Morton	1968	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
127	Desmond Morton	1937	Canadian historian
128	Bill Morton	1909	American football player
129	John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton		Earl of Morton
130	Morton Selten	1860	British actor
131	A. L. Morton	1903	British historian
132	Morton Betts	1847	English footballer
133	Dwayne Morton	1971	American basketball player
134	Jackson Morton	1794	American politician
135	Oliver Morton		British writer
136	Mike Morton	1972	American football player
137	William J. Morton		American physician
138	Chris Morton	1956	British speedway rider
139	Morton Mower	1933	American cardiologist and inventor
140	Julia Morton	1912	Botanist, Author
141	Morton D. May	1914	American philanthropist and art collector
142	Morton W. Coutts	1904	New Zealand inventor
143	Morton Thompson	1908	American journalist
144	Morton Bartlett	1909	American photographer
145	Brian Morton	1955	American writer
146	John D Morton	1953	American punk rock musician
147	Morton M. McCarver	1807	American pioneer
148	Ree Morton	1933	American artist
149	Adam Morton	1945	Canadian philosopher
150	Chesley V. Morton	1951	American stockbroker, securities arbitrator
151	Anne Villiers, Countess of Morton	1610	English noblewoman
152	Lewis Morton		American screenwriter
153	Morton Livingston Schamberg	1881	American artist
154	George Morton		Pilgrim father
155	Morton S. Wilkinson	1819	American politician
156	William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton	1582	Scottish politician
157	Morton C. Hunter	1825	Union Army general, lawyer, politician
158	Alastair Morton	1938	South African-British businessman
159	Tex Morton	1961	German musician and guitarist
160	Jarryd Morton	1988	Australian rules footballer
161	Benny Morton	1907	American musician
162	John Maddison Morton	1811	English playwright
163	Kevin Morton	1968	American baseball player
164	Sarah Morton	1987	Dutch writer
165	John T. Morton	1966	American government official
166	Donald Morton	1934	American oncologist
167	Morton Grodzins	1917	American political scientist
168	Christian Morton	1981	Player of American football
169	Jean Morton	1921	British announcer
170	Morton Fine	1916	Screenwriter
171	George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton	1761	British politician
172	Lorraine H. Morton	1918	American mayor
173	Morton Pennypacker	1872	American historian
174	Newton Morton	1929
175	D. Holmes Morton		American physician
176	Lucy Morton	1898	British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist
177	Agnes Morton	1872	English tennis player
178	Morton family
179	Morton McMichael	1807	Pennsylvania politician
180	Pete Morton	1964	British singer-songwriter
181	James Parks Morton	1930	Episcopal priest
182	Anthony Morton	2003	Royal Navy admiral
183	Geoffrey J. Morton	1907	Palestinian police officer
184	W. L. Morton	1908	Canadian historian
185	Marty Morton		Australian television personality
186	Michael Scott Morton	1937	British engineer
187	Jordan Morton	1992	Footballer
188	Bob Morton	1934	Former American politician of the Republican Party
189	Digby Morton	1906	Irish fashion designer based in London
190	Ken Morton	1947	English footballer
191	Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton	1759	American writer
192	Morton Gurtin	1934	American mechanical engineer
193	Guy Morton	1893	American baseball player
194	Warren A. Morton	1924	American politician
195	Thomas Morton	1764	English playwright
196	Robert Morton		Bishop of Worcester
197	Rosalie Slaughter Morton	1876	American physician
198	Morton C. Mumma	1904	American admiral
199	James St. Clair Morton	1829	American general
200	Tim Morton	1984