Last name: MORT

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MORT : This last name is indexed 82,182 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

MORT : 2: Austrian German (Mört): from a short form of the personal name Martin. This surname is rare in Austria.1: English (Lancashire) and French: nickname from Old French mort ‘death’ (from Latin mors mort-) or mort ‘dead’ (from Latin mortuus). The name perhaps refers to someone of deathly pale countenance or who played the part of Death (Mort) in a pageant.

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