Definitions for MORTON
ˈmɔr tnmor·ton

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1. Morton, Jelly Roll Morton, Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Mortonnoun

   United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

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1. Mortonnoun

   Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh".

2. Mortonnoun

   from the placename.

3. Mortonnoun

   transferred from the surname.

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1. morton

   Morton could refer to various things depending on the context. It could be a surname popular in English-speaking countries. It could also refer to several places in the United States and around the world named Morton. In addition, Morton is the name of a company, Morton Salt Inc., known for producing salt for food, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Therefore, a general definition of Morton could be "a surname, place name, or corporate name."

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1. Morton

   Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, known for its pumpkins and annual Pumpkin Festival. The population was 16,267 at the 2010 Census. Morton is a suburb of Peoria,Il and it is located 11 miles from downtown. Morton, the home of a Caterpillar Inc. distribution facility and a Libby's pumpkin cannery, is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Morton is also home to the corporate headquarters of Morton Buildings Inc. It holds its annual Morton Pumpkin Festival in the second week of September. It is claimed that 85 percent of the world's canned pumpkin is produced in Morton, earning it the designation "Pumpkin Capital of the World."

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1. morton

   Song lyrics by morton -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by morton on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. MORTON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Morton is ranked #568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Morton surname appeared 59,213 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 20 would have the surname Morton.
   
   74% or 43,818 total occurrences were White.
   19.7% or 11,689 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 1,451 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 1,356 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 509 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 391 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Jazz Musician

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for MORTON »

1. tomorn

How to pronounce MORTON?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say MORTON in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MORTON in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MORTON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of MORTON in a Sentence

1. Waller County Judge Trey Duhon:

   The information National Transportation Safety Board investigators have at this time indicates that the plane did not attain altitude at the end of the runway and went across Morton Road, coming to a rest in the field just north of the airport, where it caught on fire.

2. The Braves:

   RHP Charlie Morton underwent X-rays tonight that revealed a right fibula fracture. He will miss the remainder of the World Series and is expected to be ready for Spring Training in 2022.

3. David Letterman:

   When our announcer of 15 years Bill Wendell retired, producer Robert Morton came to my office with an audio tape containing auditions for several announcers, alan's was the first and only voice we listened to. We knew Alan Kalter RIP would be our choice. Whatever else, we always had the best announcer in television. Wonderful voice and eagerness to play a goofy character of himself. Did I mention he could sing ? Yes he could. He enthusiastically did it all.

4. David Letterman:

   When our announcer of 15 years Bill Wendell retired, producer Robert Morton came to my office with an audio tape containing auditions for several announcers. Alan’s was the first and only voice we listened to. We knew he would be our choice, whatever else, we always had the best announcer in television. Wonderful voice and eagerness to play a goofy character of himself. Did I mention he could sing? Yes he could. He enthusiastically did it all. A very sad day, but many great memories.

5. Catherine Morton:

   Catherine Morton hasn't been right ever since.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MORTON
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Morton
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MORTON
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=MORTON