Mortimor: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

One surname, two spellings: Mortimor and Mortimer. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Dead sea (marsh)”.

How the spelling arose

Mortimor is listed among the recognised spellings of Mortimer. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Mortimore and Mortymer.

In the records

Heraldry and the Mortimor name

Arms linked to Mortimer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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