Sutton

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Proper noun

Sutton (countable and uncountable, plural Suttons)

1. Any of a number of places:
   1. A number of places in England, including:
      1. A suburban town in southern Greater London, historically in Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2664).
      2. A London borough in Greater London, which includes the town.

         Meronym: Hackbridge

      3. A village and civil parish, also known as Sutton-in-the-Isle, in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4479).
      4. A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, which includes the village of Sutton Lane Ends.
      5. A village and civil parish (served by Sutton by Dover Parish Council) in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3349).
      6. A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside; the name Sutton Oak is also used in this area (OS grid ref SJ5393).
      7. A village and civil parish (served by Sutton and Barlavington Parish Council) in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9715).
   2. A northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, on the isthmus near Howth (Irish grid ref O2539).
   3. A place in Canada:
      1. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
      2. A town in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec.
      3. The Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103, a rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
      2. A city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.
      3. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
      4. An unincorporated community in Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
      5. A census-designated place in Griggs County, North Dakota.
      6. A township in Meigs County, Ohio.
      7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Caledonia County, Vermont.
      8. A town, the county seat of Braxton County, West Virginia.
   5. A village in Queanbeyan-Palerang council area and Yass Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia.
   6. A small settlement in Otago, New Zealand.
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 at Hone
• Sutton Bingham
• Sutton Bonington
• Sutton Bridge
• Sutton Coldfield
• Sutton Common
• Sutton County
• Sutton cum Duckmanton
• Sutton-in-Ashfield
• Sutton Mandeville
• Sutton on Sea
• Suttons Bay
• Sutton Scarsdale
• 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.

References

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