Surnames Matching Pattern *ton

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Antón Spanish
From the given name Antón.

Anton Romanian
From the given name Anton.

Appleton English
From the name of several English towns, meaning "orchard" in Old English (a compound of æppel "apple" and tun "enclosure, yard").

Arrington English
From the name of a town in Cambridgeshire, originally meaning "Earna's settlement" in Old English (Earna being a person's nickname meaning "eagle").

Ashton English
Denoted a person from one of the towns in England that bear this name, itself derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Aston 1 English
From a place name meaning "east town" in Old English.

Aston 2 English
From the Old English given name Æðelstan.

Ayton English
From the name of towns in Berwickshire and North Yorkshire. They are derived from Old English ea "river" or ieg "island" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Barton English
From a place name meaning "barley town" in Old English.

Benetton Italian
Northern Italian variant of Benedetti.

Bennington English
From the English town name Benington, which can mean either "settlement belonging to Beonna's people" or "settlement by the River Beane".

Benton English
Denoted someone who came from Benton, England, which is derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and tun "enclosure".

Bolton English
From any of the many places in England called Bolton, derived from Old English bold "house" and tun "enclosure".

Brassington English
From a place name, which is derived from Old English meaning "settlement by a steep path".

Braxton English
From an English place name place name meaning "Bracca's town" in Old English.

Britton English
Originally given to a person who was a Briton (a Celt of England) or a Breton (an inhabitant of Brittany).

Burton English
From a common English place name, derived from Old English meaning "fortified town".

Clayton English
From the name of various places meaning "clay settlement" in Old English.

Clifton English
Derived from various place names meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.

Clinton English
Derived from the English place name Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or Glympton, meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". This surname is borne by former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).

Colton English
From a place name meaning "Cola's town".

Dalton English
Derived from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was the English chemist and physicist John Dalton (1766-1844).

Dayton English
Variant of Deighton.

Deighton English
From English towns by this name, from Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Easton English
From the name of various places meaning "east town" in Old English.

Eaton English
From any of the various English towns with this name, derived from Old English ea "river" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Eccleston English
Denoted a person from any of the various places named Eccleston in England, derived from Latin ecclesia "church" (via Briton) and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Ellington English
From the name of multiple towns in England. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with tun meaning "enclosure, town".

Elliston English
Variant of Ellison.

Elton English
From an English place name meaning "Ella's town".

Fulton English
From the name of the English town of Foulden, Norfolk, meaning "bird hill" in Old English.

Hambleton English
From various English place names, derived from Old English hamel "crooked, mutilated" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Hamilton English, Scottish
From an English place name, derived from Old English hamel "crooked, mutilated" and dun "hill". This was the name of a town in Leicestershire, England (which no longer exists).

Hampton English
From the name of multiple towns in England, derived from Old English ham "home" or ham "water meadow, enclosure" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Harrington English
From the name of towns in England, meaning either "Hæfer's town" or "stony town" in Old English.

Hilton English
From various English place names derived from Old English hyll "hill" and tun "enclosure, town". Famous bearers of this name include the Hilton family of hotel heirs.

Horton English
From the names of various places in England, which are derived from Old English horh "dirt, mud" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Houston Scottish
From a place name meaning "Hugh's town". The original Houston is in Scotland near Glasgow.

Huddleston English
From the name of a town in the Yorkshire region of England, which means "Hudel's town" in Old English.

Johnston Scottish
From the name of a Scottish town, which meant "John's town".

Keaton English
From any of three English place names: Ketton in Rutland, Ketton in Durham or Keaton in Devon. The first is probably derived from an old river name or tribal name combined with Old English ea "river", with the spelling later influenced by tun "enclosure, yard, town". The second is from the Old English given name Catta or the Old Norse given name Káti combined with Old English tun. The third is possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" combined with Old English tun.

Kingston English
From a place name meaning "king's town" in Old English.

Kynaston English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "Cynefrith's town" in Old English.

Langston English
From any of the various locations in England with this name, derived from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone".

Layton English
Derived from the name of English towns, meaning "town with a leek garden" in Old English.

Leighton English
Variant of Layton.

Leyton English
Variant of Layton.

Linton English
Originally from place names meaning either "flax town" or "linden tree town" in Old English.

Lynton English
Variant of Linton.

Marston English
From a place name derived from Old English mersc "marsh" and tun "enclosure".

Márton Hungarian
Derived from the given name Márton.

McNaughton Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain.

Middleton English
Originally denoted a person who lived in one of the numerous English towns by this name, derived from Old English middel "middle" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Milton English
Derived from an English place name meaning "mill town" in Old English. A famous bearer was John Milton (1608-1674), the poet who wrote "Paradise Lost".

Morton English
Derived from a place name meaning "moor town" in Old English.

Mutton English
Referred to a shepherd or else someone who in some way resembled a sheep, derived from Norman French mouton "sheep".

Newton English
From the name of one of many English towns meaning "new town". A famous bearer was the English physicist Isaac Newton (1643-1727).

Norton English
From the name of various towns in England meaning "north town" in Old English.

Overton English
Denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in England called Overton, meaning "upper settlement" or "riverbank settlement" in Old English.

Owston English
Denoted a person who came from any one of the places in Britain called Ouston or Owston.

Patton English, Scottish
Diminutive of the medieval name Pate, a short form of Patrick.

Paxton English
From an English place name meaning "Pœcc's town". Pœcc is an Old English name of unknown meaning.

Payton English
From the name of the town of Peyton in Sussex. It means "Pæga's town".

Pemberton English
From the name of a town near Manchester, derived from Celtic penn meaning "hill" combined with Old English bere meaning "barley" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Peyton English
Variant of Payton.

Preston English
Originally derived from various place names meaning "priest town" in Old English.

Ralston Scottish
Originally denoted a person from Ralston, Scotland, which was derived from the given name Ralph combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Remington English
From the name of the town of Rimington in Lancashire, derived from the name of the stream Riming combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, town".

Royceston English
Variant of Royston.

Royston English
Originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "Royse's town". The given name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose.

Sappington English
Possibly from the city of Sapperton, England, derived from Old English sapere meaning "soap maker" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Sexton English
Occupational name for a sexton (Middle English sexteyn), a caretaker for a church or graveyard.

Shelton English
From the name of various English towns, meaning "shelf town" in Old English.

Stanton English
From one of the many places named Stanton or Staunton in England, derived from Old English stan meaning "stone" and tun meaning "enclosure, town".

Sutton English
From various English place names meaning "south town".

Tatton English
Originally indicated a person from a town by this name, derived from the Old English given name Tata combined with tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Thornton English
From any of the various places in England by this name, meaning "thorn town" in Old English.

Tipton English
Originally given to one who came from the town of Tipton, derived from the Old English given name Tippa combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Upton English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many towns in England bearing this name. The place name itself is derived from Old English upp "up" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Walton English
From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Washington English
From a place name meaning "settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name Wassa and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". A famous bearer was George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States. This surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, resulting in a high proportion of African-American bearers.

Weston English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English west "west" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Wilton English
From any of the English towns named Wilton.

Winston English
Derived from the given name Wynnstan.

Winton English
Derived from the name of several English villages. Their names derive from Old English meaning "enclosure belonging to Wine".

Wootton English
Derived from Old English wudu "wood" and tun "enclosure, town".

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