Last Name MORETON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Moreton, i.e. the enclosure on the moor. Of course there are well-nigh endless places styled by this name, some of which have originated surnames. Moreton, a township in the union of Congleton, county Chester, seems to be the parent of the Lancashire and Cheshire Moretons.
Local: From 'mor,' large, high, and 'dun,' 'ton,' a hill.
Origin English, Gaelic, Spanish, Irish, Belgian

Rank 33,993 (2000 US census) 23,555 (1990 US census)
Count 632 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.72%, or 567 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.79%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.11%, or 7 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 7.59%, or 48 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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