How Many People Have the Last Name Morton?
people had the surname Morton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,983 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+425 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Morton (74%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 19.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Morton ranks #411. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Morton grew from 58,788 people in 2000 to 59,213 in 2010 (up 0.7%), and its rank fell from #509 to #568. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 21.79 to 20.07 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 58,788 | 59,213 |
| Rank | #509 | #568 |
| Per 100,000 people | 21.79 | 20.07 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Morton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Morton: M635
👤 Morton as a First Name
Morton is a first name too: about 1,657 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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