Moor town or settlement on the moor
Derived from Old English elements 'mor', meaning marshland or moor, and 'tun', meaning enclosure or settlement. It originally served as a habitational surname for families living near these geographic features before transitioning into a given name.
Less common today
Morton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,450 in 1993.
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