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 967
Labourer 112
Agricultural Labourer 95
Domestic Servant 63
General Servant 55
Dress Maker 44
House Keeper 40
Servant 28
Farm Servant 28
Joiner 24
Farmers Son 23
Carter 22
Cotton Weaver 22
Farm Labourer 21
Laundress 21
Annuitant 20
Carpenter 20
Coal Miner 20
Tailor 19
Blacksmith 17
Shoe Maker 17
Wife Of Above 17
Miner 16
Butcher 15
Gardener 15

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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