Moreton

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Moreton is an English surname historically associated with British nobility, including figures such as Lady Byng of Vimy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Moreton canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf surname ⓘ
associatedLanguageCommunity English-speaking world ⓘ
associatedWith British nobility ⓘ
category English toponymic surnames ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
derivedFrom place name Moreton ⓘ
etymology derived from Old English elements meaning moor or marsh and settlement or farm ⓘ
frequencyRegion Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
genderAssociation unisex surname ⓘ
hasHistoricalUsageSince Middle Ages ⓘ
hasPlaceNameOrigin Moreton, Cheshire ⓘ
Moreton, Dorset ⓘ
Moreton, Essex ⓘ
Moreton, Oxfordshire ⓘ
Moreton, Shropshire ⓘ
Moreton-in-Marsh ⓘ
hasSpellingOrigin medieval England ⓘ
hasVariant Moretone ⓘ
Morton ⓘ
Mourton ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo landowning families in England ⓘ
titles in the British peerage ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
nameType locational surname ⓘ
notableBearer Andrew Moreton ⓘ
John Moreton ⓘ
Julian Moreton ⓘ
Lady Byng of Vimy ⓘ
Robert Moreton ⓘ
William Moreton ⓘ
onomaType habitational name ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
spellingCharacteristic often confused with Morton ⓘ
usage primarily used as a surname rather than a given name ⓘ
usedBy British aristocratic families ⓘ

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Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lady Byng of Vimy → familyName → Moreton ⓘ