Hutton
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Hotten
Etymology
From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʌtən/
Proper noun
Hutton (countable and uncountable, plural Huttons)
- A placename:
- A hamlet and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4326).
- A suburban village in Hutton Cranswick parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0253). [1]
- A village and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3558).
- An unincorporated community in Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
- A census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hutton is the 1955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18479 individuals. Hutton is most common among White (84.23%) and Black/African American (10.55%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hutton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.
Scots
Etymology
From Early Scots Hutoun, ultimately from Old English hōh-tūn (“farm on a hill”).
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