Whitton

English

Etymology

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɪtən/

Proper noun

Whitton (countable and uncountable, plural Whittons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Twickenham, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).
   2. A suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1447).
   3. A village in Stillington and Whitton parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3822).
   4. A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4174).
   5. A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9024).
   6. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5772).
   7. A small village and community south of Knighton, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2767).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitton is the 9940^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3246 individuals. Whitton is most common among White (92.48%) individuals.

Further reading

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