Mortier Family History
Mortier Name Meaning
French (mainly northern) Flemish and Walloon: topographic name from Old French mortier ‘marsh muddy place’ or a habitational name from Mortier a place in Belgium (Wallonia) or Mortiers a place in Aisne and Charente-Maritime in France both named with this word. French: from Old French mortier ‘mortar’ (container used to pound or mix various substances; compare Morter ) perhaps applied as a metonymic occupational name for a spicer or a mason bricklayer or perhaps as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a mortar.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022