Whitton
English
Etymology
Ultimately from the Old English personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪtən/
Proper noun
Whitton (countable and uncountable, plural Whittons)
- (uncountable) A place in the United Kingdom:
- A suburb of Twickenham in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).
- A northern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1447).
- A small civil parish (served by Claydon and Whitton Parish Council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, north of the suburb in Ipswich. [1]
- A village in Stillington and Whitton parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3822).
- A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4174). [2]
- A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9024). [3]
- A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5772). [4]
- A small village and community south of Knighton, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2767). [5]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitton is the 9940th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3246 individuals. Whitton is most common among White (92.48%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.