Sutton (surname)

Sutton is an English-language surname of England and Ireland.[1] One origin is from Anglo-Saxon where it is derived from sudh, suth,[2] or suð,[3] and tun referring to the generic placename "Southtown".[4] Note that almost every county in England contains one or more placenames bearing the prefix "Sutton".[5] The Domesday Book (1086) contains the first recorded spelling of the surname as "Ketel de Sudtone"; "Suttuna" also appeared in 1086 in records from Ely, Cambridgeshire.[2] In 1379 tax records, the surname appears as "de Sutton" ("of Southtown").[2] One source refers to the origin as being Anglo-Norman, with the name itself derived as described above, from Anglo-Saxon terms.[6]

Related surnames include early variants "de Sudtone" (1086),[2] "Suttuna" (1086),[2] "de Sutton" (1379),[2] and "de Sutun".[6] Additional variants include "Suton" and "Suttone".[5]

This surname is shared by the following notable people:

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References

  1. Seary, E.; Kirwin, William (1998). Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 504. ISBN 9780773567412.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sutton Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Name Origin Research. Retrieved 30 Jun 2015.
  3. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013. Sutton Name Meaning via Ancestry.com.
  4. "Where does the name 'Sutton' originate from?". Sutton Family History. Bernie Quigley. Retrieved 30 Jun 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sutton Family Crest and History". Arms & Badges: History, Heraldry & Community!. Celtic Radio Network. Retrieved 30 Jun 2015.
  6. 1 2 "The Sutton Clan Coat of Arms (Family Crest) and History". IrishGathering. Gathering the Irish Diaspora Limited. Retrieved 30 Jun 2015.
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