Sutton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sutton Name Meaning: The name is derived from numerous places called Sutton.

From the Old English \"sud\" and \"tun\", meaning \"south\" and \"settlement\", Sutton was often a name give to a town or place.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sutton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sutton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,913
Agricultural Labourer 518
Labourer 343
Domestic Servant 173
General Servant 156
Dress Maker 122
Servant 112
Laundress 112
Annuitant 95
House Keeper 94
Coal Miner 78
Gardener 74
Tailor 71
Bricklayer 65
Carpenter 65
Farm Labourer 61
Farm Servant 59
Cotton Weaver 56
Nurse 50
Wife Of Above 49
Shoe Maker 48
General Servant Domestic 48
Farmers Son 44
Blacksmith 43
Silk Winder 42

Sutton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sutton 100% 143,585
2 Staton 67% 4,268
3 Sitton 83% 1,256
4 Satton 83% 706
5 Stoten 50% 565
6 Suton 83% 529
7 Stoton 67% 415
8 Sutten 83% 402
9 Setton 83% 315
10 Station 57% 267
11 Stauton 57% 233
12 Soutten 71% 171
13 Steaton 57% 149
14 Sattin 67% 146
15 Sewton 67% 141
16 Staten 50% 141
17 Suttan 83% 130
18 Setten 67% 124

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

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