Stratton

From Old English strǣt (“street, paved high-way”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Stratton (countable and uncountable, plural Strattons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A market town in Bude-Stratton parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SS2306).
   2. A village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6593).
   3. A village in Cirencester parish, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP015900).
   4. An eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia; taken from the surname.

      Former name: Wexcombe

   5. A town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.
   6. A village in Franklin County, Maine, United States.
   7. A village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States.
   8. A village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
   9. A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
   10. An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stratton is the 1565^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22983 individuals. Stratton is most common among White (90.31%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stratton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.