Dutton

English

Etymology

The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• (US) /dʌʔɪn̩/

Proper noun

Dutton (countable and uncountable, plural Duttons)

1. A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).
   2. A civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD662368).
   3. A town in South Australia, Australia.
   4. A community of Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
   5. A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
   6. A ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, United States.
   7. A town in Teton County, Montana, United States.
   8. A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Dutton World Speedwords

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dutton is the 2123^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17057 individuals. Dutton is most common among White (90.94%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dutton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 504.