How common is the last name Morton?

58,028 people in the United States have the last name Morton, about 1 in 5,151. It ranks #570 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MORTON

#570

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
58,028
About
1 in 5,151
This common or more
33.4%
Who bears it

Of the 58,028 people with the last name Morton, 70.8% reported their origin as White, 19.4% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Morton

#568 Burnett · 58,194#569 Mckenzie · 58,046#571 Olsen · 57,626#572 Lamb · 57,573

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Morton, most common first.

#36,342 Moreton · 663#40,983 Morten · 574#66,171 Mortin · 323#133,220 Mourton · 132#154,182 Mortan · 103

Also a first name

As a first name, Morton ranks #5,483 of 53,615, with 3,125 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1923, with 482 births. See Morton as a first name

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