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 3,736
Agricultural Labourer 472
Labourer 184
General Labourer 179
Coal Miner 171
Domestic Servant 170
Dress Maker 168
General Servant 146
Laundress 121
Farm Labourer 107
Bricklayer 89
House Keeper 79
Annuitant 75
Cotton Weaver 74
Carpenter 68
No Occupation 65
Charwoman 62
General Servant Domestic 56
Butcher 54
Farm Servant Indoor 53
Servant 50
Tailor 49
Carter 45
Farmer 40
Gardener 40

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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