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)
- A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767). [1]
- A civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD662368). [2]
- A settlement in Mid Murray council area and Goyder council area, South Australia.
- A community in Dutton/Dunwich municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
- A ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, United States.
- A town in Teton County, Montana, United States.
- A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
- 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.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dutton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 504.