Last Name MORTIMER

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Meaning	The name is of Norman origin. The Scottish branch of the family are descended from Alanus de Mortimer, who in 1126, acquired the barony of Aberdour by marriage with the daughter and heiress of John de Vipont.

Origin	Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank	5,917 (2000 US census)	5,702 (1990 US census)

Count	5,358 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

89.7%, or 4806 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.63%, or 355 total occurrences, as black,
0.5%, or 27 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.19%, or 10 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.53%, or 82 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.46%, or 78 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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