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 3,325
Agricultural Labourer 385
General Labourer 316
Coal Miner 204
Domestic Servant 195
Farmer 185
Labourer 178
Dress Maker 167
Living On Own Means 164
Living On Her Own Means 137
Cotton Weaver 136
Laundress 129
General Servant Domestic 118
General Servant 101
Farm Labourer 85
Carpenter 81
Clerk 75
Gardener 73
General Domestic Servant 64
Butcher 62
Brick Layer 60
Blacksmith 57
Shoe Maker 57
Dressmaker 56
Grocer 56

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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