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Archivesmeaning of surnames MUTTON & PATTON
Could anyone tell me the origin and meaning of these surnames please?
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I think Mutton, Merton and Mourton are all variants of the French surname Morton, which derives from a place-name.
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morton is a surname that originated in scotland, but there are many place names of 'Morton', however they are all in england and scotland.
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There is in fact also a place called Morton in La Vienne, France.
But I noticed that the English surname Morton is usually explained as deriving from an English placename, where Mor = marsh, fen, moor, and tun = enclosure, settlement.
Nevertheless, it is also confidently asserted by some that Morton is an anglicized form of Mortain, a great baronial family founded in England by Robert, Earl of Mortaine, uterine brother of William the Conqueror.
Perhaps it has more than one origin.
But I noticed that the English surname Morton is usually explained as deriving from an English placename, where Mor = marsh, fen, moor, and tun = enclosure, settlement.
Nevertheless, it is also confidently asserted by some that Morton is an anglicized form of Mortain, a great baronial family founded in England by Robert, Earl of Mortaine, uterine brother of William the Conqueror.
Perhaps it has more than one origin.
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Mutton is from Middle English which is from Old French and likely of Celtic origin meaning ...flesh of mature sheep.
Patton in an Old English placename meaning "fighter or warrior's town" ...
Patton in an Old English placename meaning "fighter or warrior's town" ...
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