Sutton, originally de Sutton, is an English toponymic surname. One origin is from Anglo-Saxon where it is derived from sudh, suth, or suð, and tun referring to the generic placename "southern farm". Note that almost every county in England contains one or more placenames bearing the prefix "Sutton". The Domesday Book (1086) contains the first recorded spelling of the surname as "Ketel de Sudtone"; "Suttuna" also appeared in 1086 in records from Ely, Cambridgeshire. In 1379 tax records, the surname appears as "de Sutton" ("of Southtown"). One source refers to the origin as being Anglo-Norman, with the name itself derived as described above, from Anglo-Saxon terms.
Related surnames include early variants "de Sudtone" (1086), "Suttuna" (1086), "de Sutton" (1379), and "de Sutun". Additional variants include "Suton" and "Suttone".
The Sutton are ancestors to the Dudley.
This surname is shared by the following notable people:
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Born in the 13th century
Drew de Sutton (fl. 13th century), lord of the Manor of Thorncote, England
Geoffrey de Sutton (fl. 13th century), lord of the Manor of Tockholes, England
John de Sutton (fl. 1306), MP for Essex
Thomas of Sutton (or Thomas de Sutton) (fl. 1274–aft 1315), Dominican friar and theologian
Born in the 14th century
Allan Sutton (fl. 14th century), Member of Parliament
Hugh de Sutton (fl. 14th century), Prior of Christ Church Cathedral, Ireland
John de Sutton II (1310–1359), 1st Baron Sutton of Dudley
John de Sutton III (1339 – c. 1370), 2nd Baron Sutton of Dudley
John de Sutton IV (1361–1396), 3rd Baron Sutton of Dudley
John de Sutton V (1380–1406), 4th Baron Sutton of Dudley
John Sutton of Lincoln (d. c. 1391), English politician
Matrin de Sutton (fl. 15th century), first rector of Church of St George, Beckington
Born in the 15th century
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley (1400–1487)
John Sutton (composer) (fl. 15th century), English composer
Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley (c. 1460 – 1531)
Born in the 16th century
Thomas Sutton (1532–1611), British merchant and civil servant
Born in the 17th century
Richard Sutton (British Army officer) (1674–1737), Major-General and Member of Parliament. Brother of Robert Sutton
Robert Sutton (diplomat) (1671–1746), British diplomat, clergyman and Member of Parliament
Born in the 18th century
Charles Sutton (1756–1846), British clergyman and botanist
John Sutton (merchant) (1777–1863), founder of Suttons Seeds
Samuel Sutton (1760–1832), Royal Navy admiral
Samuel Sutton (American politician) (died 1878), American politician of Maryland
Born in the 19th century
Bertine Sutton (1886–1946), British air marshal
Charles Sutton (1891–1962), English cricketer and British Army officer
Edith Sutton (1862–1957), first woman councillor in England, Mayor of Reading and suffragist
George Lowe Sutton (1872–1964), Australian agricultural scientist
George Miksch Sutton (1898–1982), American ornithologist and bird artist
John Edward Sutton (1862–1945), British politician
Joseph William Sutton (1844–1914), British emigrant to Australia, shipbuilder, inventor, X-ray pioneer
Richard Charles Sutton (1834–1915), English architect
Thomas Sutton (photographer) (1819–1875), English photographer, author, and inventor
Walter Sutton (1877–1916), American biologist
Born in the 20th century
Adrian Sutton (born 1967), British theatre composer
Andy Sutton (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
Antony C. Sutton (1925–2002), historian and author
Beth Sutton, American general surgeon
Brett Sutton (born c. 1960), Australian triathlon coach
Brett Sutton (doctor) (born 1968/1969), Australian public health doctor
Cameron Sutton (born 1995), American football player
Carol Sutton (1944–2020), American actress
Charles Sutton (cricketer, born 1906) (1906–1945), Anglo-Chilean cricketer
Chloe Sutton (born 1992), American swimmer
Chris Sutton (born 1973), English footballer
Courtland Sutton (born 1995), American football player
Crystal Lee Sutton (1940–2009), American union organizer and advocate, inspiration for the film Norma Rae
Deirdre Sutton (fl. 1960s), Irish sportsperson
Dominique Sutton (born 1986), American basketball player
Don Sutton (1945–2021), baseball playerand sports broadcaster
Born in the 21st century
Lucky Sutton (born 2004), American football player