Morton surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Morton surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 58,788 people carried this name — #509 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,590 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

145 people named Morton have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 198 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 40
Holy Cross 26
Pomeranian 21
Lesser Poland 17
Silesian 16
Opole 6
Łódź 5
Greater Poland 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 115 people named Morton.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Deux-Sèvres.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Deux-Sèvres 16
Martinique 13
Guadeloupe 11
Puy-de-Dôme 7
Loire 5
Saône-et-Loire 5
Gironde 4
Vendée 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

58 people named Morton live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 18
Vaud 9
Geneva 8
Zug 8
Glarus 4
Schaffhausen 4
Valais 4
Aargau 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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