Hutton

Hutton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hotten

Etymology

From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌtən/

Proper noun

Hutton (countable and uncountable, plural Huttons)

1. A placename:
   1. A hamlet and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4326).
   2. A suburban village in Hutton Cranswick parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0253). [1]
   3. A village and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3558).
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
   5. A census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hutton Cranswick
• Hutton Gate
• huttonite
• Sand Hutton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hutton is the 1955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18479 individuals. Hutton is most common among White (84.23%) and Black/African American (10.55%) individuals.

References

1. OS: East Riding

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hutton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.

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Scots

Etymology

From Early Scots Hutoun, ultimately from Old English hōh-tūn (“farm on a hill”).

Proper noun

Hutton

1. Hutton (a village in Scotland)