Sutton

English

Etymology

From Old English suþ (“south”) +‎ tun (“town”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sʌtən/
• Rhymes: -ʌtən

Proper noun

Sutton (countable and uncountable, plural Suttons)

1. Any of a number of places, including:
   1. A suburban town in southern Greater London, England, historically in Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2664).
   2. A London borough of Greater London, which includes the town.
   3. A village, also known as Sutton-in-the-Isle, in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.
   4. A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England; the name Sutton Oak is also used in this area (OS grid ref SJ5393).
   5. A village and civil parish (served by Sutton and Barlavington Parish Council) in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9715).
   6. A northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, on the isthmus near Howth (Irish grid ref O2539).
   7. The Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103, a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
   8. A town, the county seat of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname

Derived terms

• Great Sutton
• King's Sutton, Kings Sutton
• Little Sutton
• Long Sutton
• Mablethorpe and Sutton
• Sutton Bingham
• Sutton Bonington
• Sutton Bridge
• Sutton Coldfield
• Sutton Common
• Sutton County
• Sutton-in-Ashfield
• Sutton Mandeville
• Sutton on Sea
• Suttons Bay
• Sutton Scotney
• Sutton tube
• Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe
• Sutton Veny
• Sutton Weaver

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sutton is the 341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 90964 individuals. Sutton is most common among White (72.77%) and Black/African American (21.7%) individuals.

Further reading

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