Fitton
English
Etymology
Two possible origins:
- From Middle English fiton, fittin (“lie, falsehood”), a nickname for a lier or cheat.
- A habitational surname from a minor place in Cambridgeshire, from Old Norse fit (“grassland on the bank of a river”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Descendants
- → Translingual: Fittonia
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fitton is the 24159th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1041 individuals. Fitton is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fitton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 578.
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