indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsAndertone, Andeton
Meaning & History
habitational name from any of the three places so named in Cheshire, Lancashire, and Devon. Those in Cheshire and Lancashire are named with the personal name Eanred (Old English) or Eindriði (Old Norse) and Old English tun "settlement". The Devon placename recorded as Underdon in 1270 means "below the down". Prominent user was Robert Anderton a martyr of England.