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The moreton Surname

moreton Name Meaning and History

  1. English: variant spelling of Morton 1.
  2. French: nickname from a double diminutive of More 2.
  3. Spanish (Moretón): from moretón ‘brown’, ‘tanned’ (of skin).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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moreton Family Facts

Distribution of moreton Families in the US in 1920
Number of moreton families
 10-17
 4-9		 1-3
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Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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