Dutton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dutton Name Meaning: Habitational name from places called Dutton,especially in Cheshire.Old english dun 'hill' + tun 'settlement'. Secondly from the old english personal name Dudd(a) + tun. (Dudda's village).

The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Odard de Dutton, which was dated 1086.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dutton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dutton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 600
Agricultural Labourer 106
At Home 77
House Servant 75
Labourer 55
Servant 51
Dress Maker 49
Farm Labourer 35
Ag Lab 27
General Servant 25
Tailor 23
House Keeper 23
Ag Labourer 22
Laundress 21
Farm Servant 20
Shoe Maker 19
Annuitant 17
Coal Miner 17
House Maid 14
Joiner 14
Pauper 13
Blacksmith 13
Boot Binder 13
Carpenter 13
Cotton Spinner 13

Dutton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dutton 100% 47,578
2 Ditton 83% 2,846
3 Datton 83% 1,171
4 Duton 83% 236
5 Dotton 83% 186
6 Dutten 83% 147

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The surname Dutton is the most popular version of all its varients

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