First Name MORTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MORTON is ranked as the 1770th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 13,489.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 4.23 people named MORTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 84% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MORTON is 3,173.
  • The SSA data also shows that MORTON is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names MORTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 13,489 +/-3.1%
  • National Rank 1,770
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 4.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,173
  • National Rank 4,190
  • Percentile Rank 95.47%
  • Proportion/100k 1.00

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MORTON is 86.0% White, 2.0% Hispanic origin, 8.8% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MORTON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MORTON is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Scottish surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MORTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 86.0% 63.9% 22.1%
Hispanic origin 2.0% 16.3% -14.3%
Black 8.8% 12.3% -3.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MORTON is New York where 2,108 people have this name.
  • New York is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MORTON, as 10.67 in every 100,000 New Yorkers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • New York is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 31 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Mexico (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MORTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 396 3.07 96.2% Indiana 192 2.92 94.0% Iowa 35 1.12 88.4% Kansas 28 0.97 77.8% Michigan 352 3.55 97.7% Minnesota 116 2.13 94.5% Missouri 20 0.67 76.1% Nebraska 20 1.05 72.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 274 2.37 95.4% South Dakota 18 2.07 62.8% Wisconsin 88 1.53 93.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MORTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 396 3.07 96.2%
Indiana 192 2.92 94.0%
Iowa 35 1.12 88.4%
Kansas 28 0.97 77.8%
Michigan 352 3.55 97.7%
Minnesota 116 2.13 94.5%
Missouri 20 0.67 76.1%
Nebraska 20 1.05 72.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 274 2.37 95.4%
South Dakota 18 2.07 62.8%
Wisconsin 88 1.53 93.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MORTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 271 4.02 93.7% California 1,741 4.49 98.5% Colorado 176 3.28 92.8% Hawaii 30 2.12 82.0% Idaho 8 0.48 38.8% Montana 39 3.83 78.1% Nevada 101 3.55 89.2% New Mexico 10 0.47 39.4% Oregon 73 1.84 87.3% Utah 50 1.69 82.4% Washington 105 1.49 93.5% Wyoming 9 1.6 41.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MORTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 271 4.02 93.7%
California 1,741 4.49 98.5%
Colorado 176 3.28 92.8%
Hawaii 30 2.12 82.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 38.8%
Montana 39 3.83 78.1%
Nevada 101 3.55 89.2%
New Mexico 10 0.47 39.4%
Oregon 73 1.84 87.3%
Utah 50 1.69 82.4%
Washington 105 1.49 93.5%
Wyoming 9 1.6 41.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MORTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 155 4.32 93.3% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 134 1.98 90.9% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.6% New Jersey 480 5.36 96.4% New York 2,108 10.67 99.0% Pennsylvania 589 4.61 97.2% Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.7% Vermont 31 5.01 84.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MORTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 155 4.32 93.3%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 134 1.98 90.9%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.6%
New Jersey 480 5.36 96.4%
New York 2,108 10.67 99.0%
Pennsylvania 589 4.61 97.2%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.7%
Vermont 31 5.01 84.2%
South State Statistics First-Names MORTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 103 2.13 91.9% Arkansas 58 1.94 87.0% Delaware 28 3.04 88.7% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.7% Florida 2,068 10.4 99.1% Georgia 247 2.45 95.6% Kentucky 130 2.94 91.6% Louisiana 94 2.02 90.5% Maryland 457 7.65 97.3% Mississippi 20 0.67 76.1% North Carolina 335 3.37 97.2% Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.9% South Carolina 74 1.53 89.7% Tennessee 103 1.58 92.5% Texas 561 2.08 97.5% Virginia 288 3.46 95.7% West Virginia 36 1.97 77.4%

South States
State stats for the first name MORTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 103 2.13 91.9%
Arkansas 58 1.94 87.0%
Delaware 28 3.04 88.7%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.7%
Florida 2,068 10.4 99.1%
Georgia 247 2.45 95.6%
Kentucky 130 2.94 91.6%
Louisiana 94 2.02 90.5%
Maryland 457 7.65 97.3%
Mississippi 20 0.67 76.1%
North Carolina 335 3.37 97.2%
Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.9%
South Carolina 74 1.53 89.7%
Tennessee 103 1.58 92.5%
Texas 561 2.08 97.5%
Virginia 288 3.46 95.7%
West Virginia 36 1.97 77.4%
 

Full Names with MORTON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MORTON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MORTON.

The most popular full name is MORTON Cohen. 1.03% of all the people named MORTON have this family name.

There are 1851 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MORTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MORTON Cohen 1.03%
2 MORTON Smith 1.00%
3 MORTON Levine 0.65%
4 MORTON Morrow 0.65%
5 MORTON Friedman 0.62%
6 MORTON Goldberg 0.62%
7 MORTON Brown 0.59%
8 MORTON Katz 0.55%
9 MORTON Miller 0.52%
10 MORTON Davis 0.45%
11 MORTON Kaplan 0.45%
12 MORTON Schwartz 0.45%
13 MORTON Levy 0.41%
14 MORTON Rubin 0.38%
15 MORTON Lee 0.34%
16 MORTON Newman 0.31%
17 MORTON Ross 0.31%
18 MORTON Scott 0.31%
19 MORTON Gold 0.28%
20 MORTON Mortensen 0.28%

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