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Morton
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An English and Scottish surname meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh," also used as a given name and the name of numerous places in England and the United States.
"Morton is a common surname in England and Scotland."
Word Forms
Mortons plural
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Etymology
From Old English mor ("moor, marsh") and tun ("settlement").