Morton (family name)
Morton is a family name that occurs mainly in English-speaking countries.
Name bearer
A.
- AL Morton (1903-1987), British historian
- Agnes Morton (1872–1952), British tennis player
- Alexander Morton (* 1945), Scottish actor
- Amy Morton (* 1958), American actress and director
- Andrew Morton (author) (* 1953), British court reporter and author
- Andrew Morton (programmer) (* 1959), Australian computer scientist
- Anna Morton (1846–1918), American second lady
- Avery Adrian Morton (1892-1987), American chemist
- Azie Taylor Morton (1936–2003), US government official
B.
- Benny Morton (1907–1985), American trombonist
- Brian Morton (born 1954), Scottish jazz writer
- Brian Morton (writer) (born 1955), American writer
- Brian Morton (canoeist) (* 1970), Australian canoeist
- Bruce Morton († 2014), American journalist
C.
- Cameron Morton (* 1974), Australian biathlete
- Cavendish Morton (1911 / 1912–2015), British painter
- Charles Morton (1716–1799), British medic and librarian
- Chris Morton (* 1956), British track athlete
- Conrad Vernon Morton (1905–1972), American botanist
- Craig Morton (born 1943), American football player
- Cristian Morton (* 1989), Nigerian athlete
D.
- Damon Morton (* 1996), Australian biathlete
- Desmond Morton (civil servant) (1891–1971), British officer, intelligence officer and civil servant
- Desmond Morton (historian) (1937-2019), Canadian historian
- Donald Morton († 2014), American oncologist
- Dorothy Morton (1924–2008), Canadian pianist and music teacher
- Dudley Walker Morton (1907-1943), American naval officer
- Dwayne Morton (born 1971), American basketball player
E.
- Elizabeth Morton (born 1961), British actress and screenwriter
F.
- Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton (1887–1973), British lawyer
- Frederic Morton (1924–2015), American writer of Austrian origin
- Friedrich Morton (1890–1969), Austrian speleologist and travel writer
G
- George Morton (1941–2013), American music producer
H
- Henry Vollam Morton (1892–1979), British journalist and travel writer
- Hugh Morton, Baron Morton of Shuna (1930–1995), British politician
J
- JB Morton ( Beachcomber ; 1893-1979), British humorist and columnist
- Jackson Morton (1794–1874), American lawyer and politician (Florida)
- James C. Morton (1884–1942), American actor
- James Madison Morton Sr. (1837–1923), American judge
- James Madison Morton Jr. (1869–1940), American judge
- Jelly Roll Morton (1885-1941), American pianist
- Jeremiah Morton (1799–1878), American lawyer and politician
- Joe Morton (born 1947), American actor
- John Morton (Archbishop) (1420–1500), English clergyman, Archbishop of Canterbury.
- John Morton (politician) (1724–1777), Finnish-Swedish-American politician
- John Morton (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- John Morton (psychologist) (* 1933), British psychologist
- John Morton (racing driver) (* 1942), American automobile racing driver
- John Morton (biathlete) (born 1946), American biathlete
- John Morton (actor) (born 1947), American actor and stuntman
- John Morton (composer) (born 1954), American composer
- John Morton (boxer) (born 1962), American boxer
- John Morton (basketball player) (born 1967), American basketball player
- John Morton (writer) , British writer and director
- Joseph Morton (Governor) († 1721), English politician, Governor of the Province of Carolina
- Julia F. Morton (1912–1996), American botanist
- Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), American politician
K
- Kate Morton (* 1976), Australian writer
- Keith William Morton , British mathematician
L.
- Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), American politician
- Lucy Morton (1898–1980), British swimmer
- Lachlan Morton (* 1992), Australian cyclist
M.
- Marcus Morton (1784–1864), American politician
- Margaret Morton (* 1968), Scottish curler
- Margaret Morton (photographer) (1948–2020), American photographer, writer, and professor
- Mark Morton (* 1972), American guitarist
O
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823–1877), American politician
P
- Paul Morton (1857-1911), American politician
- PJ Morton (* 1981), American pop and R&B musician
R.
- Richard Morton (born 1966), American basketball player
- Robert Morton (around 1440 – after 1478), English composer and singer
- Rogers Morton (1914–1979), American politician
- Runako Morton (1978–2012), cricketer from St. Kitts and Nevis
S.
- Samantha Morton (born 1977), British actress
- Samuel Morton (1799–1851), American anthropologist and racial theorist
- Sarah Morton (* 1998), New Zealand soccer player
- Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton (1759-1846), American poet
- Stephanie Morton (* 1990), Australian track cyclist
- Susan Morton Blaustein (* 1953), American composer and music teacher
- Sussanne Morton (* 1963), Australian artist
T
- Tex Morton (singer) (actually Robert William Lane ; 1916–1983), New Zealand-Australian country musician
- Tex Morton (guitarist) (actually Peter Hajunga ; * 1961), German musician
- Thruston Ballard Morton (1907–1982), American politician
- Thomas Morton , English adventurer
- Thomas Corsan Morton (1859–1928), Scottish painter
- Timothy Morton (* 1968), American publicist, philosopher and university professor
W.
- William Thomas Green Morton (1819–1868), American dentist and anesthetist