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). [1]
    2. A civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD662368). [2]
    3. A settlement in Mid Murray council area and Goyder council area, South Australia.
    4. A community in Dutton/Dunwich municipality, 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

Statistics

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

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