Morton (surname)

Morton (surname)

Morton is an English, Irish, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Morton (born 1945), Canadian philosopher
• Alan Morton, Scottish footballer
• Alan Morton (footballer born 1942), English footballer
• Alicia Morton (born 1987), American actress
• Bill Morton (SQA), Scottish former Chief Executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority
• Bill Morton (American football) (1909–1987), American football player
• Cale Morton (born 1990), Australian footballer
• Charles Morton (disambiguation), several people
• David Morton (1886–1957), American poet
• Dudley W. Morton (1907–1943), US Navy submarine commander during World War Two
• Henry Morton (scientist) (1836–1902), scientist, first president of Stevens Institute of Technology
• Henry Vollam Morton (1892–1979), writer
• Ian Morton (born 1970), English cricketer
• Jelly Roll Morton (1885/1890–1941), influential jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
• John Morton (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • John Morton (bishop) (c. 1420 – 1500), Archbishop of Canterbury and later Lord Chancellor of England
  • John Morton (politician) (1725–1777), signer of the Declaration of Independence (Pennsylvania)
• Jordan Morton, Scottish footballer
• Joy Morton, Morton Salt Company owner
• Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902), United States Secretary of Agriculture
• Kate Morton (born 1976), Australian author
• Les Morton (born 1958), English racewalker
• Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd Vice-President of the United States
• Lucie Morton, ampelographer, student and translator of French ampelographer Pierre Galet
• Marcus Morton (1784–1864), Governor of Massachusetts
• Marcus Morton (jurist) (1819–1891), Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
• Mark Morton, several people, including:
  • Mark Morton (musician) (born 1972), guitarist of American Heavy Metal band Lamb of God
• Oliver Hazard Perry Morton (1823–1877), U.S. senator from Indiana
• Paul S. Morton, American gospel singer, father of PJ Morton
• PJ Morton (born 1981), American singer
• Ricky Morton (born 1956), professional wrestler
• Robert Morton, several people
• Runako Morton (1978–2012), West Indian cricketer
• Samantha Morton (born 1977), Academy Award-nominated English actress
• Samuel George Morton (1799–1851), American physician and natural scientist
• Tom Morton (born 1955), Scottish journalist
• Thomas Morton, several people, including:
  • Thomas Morton (bishop) (1564–1659), Bishop of Durham and Chester in the 17th century
  • Thomas Morton (playwright) (1764–1838), British playwright
  • Thomas Morton (colonist) (c. 1576 – 1647), British lawyer and early colonist of Massachusetts
• William Morton, several people
• William T. G. Morton (1819–1868), popularized ether inhalation for surgical anesthesia