Meanings
plural Mortons
- Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
- A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).
- A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491).
- A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086).
- A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).
- A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).
- A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).
- A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).
- A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).
- A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).
- A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).
- A commune in Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A community in Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
- A village in Tazewell County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
- A city in Scott County, Mississippi.
- A hamlet in Kendall, Orleans County, New York.
- A neighbourhood in north-west Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- A small city, the county seat of Cochran County, Texas.
- A city in Lewis County, Washington.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morton Township.
- A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A Scottish earldom.
Origin
- Old Englishmōr“moor, marsh”
- EnglishMorton
From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).
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Cite this entry
Morton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morton
“Morton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morton.
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