Throughout the world, Morton (Morton 
, מורטון 
, モートン, and others...) is quite a common male first name. The first name Morton is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Israel, where it is a rare boy's name, and Canada. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Canada. More prevalently, Morton is the last name as well as the forename.
Morton is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Morton Koopa Jr. , the fictional character from the Mario franchise, Super Mario World; Morton , the operatic character in the opera Robert Bruce and Morton Howes , the musical character in the musical The Idea.
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perez morton American politician, US (b. 1751) |
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jackson morton American politician (1794-1874), US (b. 1794) |
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| salmon morton American Baptist minister (b. 1767) |
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ellis wesley morton politician in Massachusetts, US (1840-1874), US (b. 1840) |
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harrison emmons morton politician in Massachusetts, US (b. 1842), US (b. 1842) |
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cavendish morton British actor, photographer and art director (1874-1939), US (b. 1874) |
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meyer morton American football player, US (b. 1889) |
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| finnemore e. morton CA (b. 1832) |
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perry w. morton American attorney, US (b. 1907) |
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| grant morton skydiver, US (b. 1857) |
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dudley w. morton Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1907-1943), US (b. 1907) |
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rogers morton American politician (1914-1979), US (b. 1914) |
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newton ennis morton population geneticist, US (b. 1929) |
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| sterling morton American business executive (1885-1961) (b. 1885) |
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ree morton American sculptor and installation artist, US (b. 1936) |
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