Clinton is an
English toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, , indicating one's ancestors came from English places called
Glympton or
Glinton.
[Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988] Clinton has also been used as a given name since the late 19th century.
Notable people with the name Clinton include:
Family of Bill and Hillary Clinton
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Roger Clinton Sr. (1908–1967), step-father of Bill Clinton
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Virginia Clinton (1923–1994), mother of Bill Clinton
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Roger Clinton Jr. (born 1956), maternal half-brother of Bill Clinton
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Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...
(born 1946), 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and husband of Hillary Clinton
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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...
(born 1947), née Rodham, 67th U.S. secretary of state from 2013 to 2017, U.S. senator from New York (2001 to 2013), 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, and wife of Bill Clinton
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Chelsea Clinton (born 1980), daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
Family of George Clinton
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Charles Clinton (1690–1773), French and Indian War colonel, father of James and George Clinton
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James Clinton
Major general (United States), Major-General James Clinton (August 9, 1736 – September 22, 1812) was a Continental Army officer and politician who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
During the war he, along with John Sullivan (ge ...
(1733–1812), American Revolutionary War general, father of DeWitt and brother of George Clinton
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George Clinton (vice president)
George Clinton (July 26, 1739April 20, 1812) was an American soldier, statesman, and a prominent Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic-Republican in the formative years of the United States. Clinton served as the fourth vice president of the ...
(1739–1812), 4th vice president of the United States and 1st governor of New York
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DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769February 11, 1828) was an American politician and Naturalism (philosophy), naturalist. He served as a United States Senate, United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the sixth governor of New York. ...
(1769–1828), 6th governor of New York and 47th mayor of New York City, son of James and nephew of George Clinton
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George Clinton Jr. (1771–1809), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, son of George Clinton
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George W. Clinton (1807–1885), 12th mayor of Buffalo, New York, son of DeWitt Clinton
Family of Sir Henry Clinton
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George Clinton (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (c. 1686 – 10 July 1761) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. Benefiting from the patronage of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, he served as a naval captain during the 1720s and 1730s.
Clin ...
(1686–1761), British naval officer and colonial governor
* General
Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730) (died 1795), British general during the American Revolutionary War
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William Henry Clinton (1769–1846), British general during the Napoleonic Wars
* Lieutenant General
Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771)
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton (9 March 1771 – 11 December 1829) was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He came from a family of soldiers. His elder brother was William Henry Clinton and h ...
(died 1829), British general during the Napoleonic Wars
Other notable people with the surname
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Bessie Clinton (), née Bessie Blount, mistress of Henry VIII and wife of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
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Catherine Clinton (born 1962), American history professor
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Clifford Clinton
Clifford E. Clinton (August 3, 1900November 20, 1969) was a California restaurateur who founded Meals for Millions, one of two parent organizations of Freedom from Hunger, in 1946. Clifford E. Clinton was also owner of a cafeteria-style restaura ...
(1900–1969), American restaurateur
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David Clinton
David Clinton (born January 2, 1960, in Sun Valley, California) is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1973 to 1979. Nicknamed "Dynamite" early in his career David Clinton c ...
(born 1960), American Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer
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Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
Edward Fiennes, or Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln KG (151216 January 1584/85) was an English landowner, peer, and Lord High Admiral. He rendered valuable service to four of the Tudor monarchs.
Family
Edward Clinton, or Fiennes, was born ...
(1512–1585), English admiral
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George Clinton (disambiguation) __NOTOC__
George Clinton commonly refers to:
*George Clinton (funk musician) (born 1941), American funk musician
*George Clinton (vice president) (1739–1812), 4th Vice President of the United States and 1st Governor of New York
George Clinton ma ...
, multiple people
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Gordon S. Clinton (1920–2011), 43rd mayor of Seattle
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Henry Clinton (disambiguation) Henry Clinton may refer to:
* Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (1539–1616), English peer, styled Lord Clinton from 1572 to 1585
* Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684–1728), uncle of Sir Henry Clinton (1730–1795)
* Sir Henry Clinton ( ...
, multiple people
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Henry Fynes Clinton
Henry Fynes Clinton (14 January 1781 – 24 October 1852) was a 19th-century English classical scholar and chronologist, who sat as a Tory Member of Parliament.
Family background
He was born at Gamston, Nottinghamshire, the eldest son of ...
(1781–1852), British classical scholar and chronologist of the 19th century
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Jerry Clinton
Jerome (Jerry) Wright Clinton (1937 – 7 November 2003) was a Ferdowsi scholar and professor of Persian language and literature at Princeton University. Clinton was born in San Jose, California.
A graduate of Stanford University, Jerry received h ...
(1937–2003), American professor of Persian language and literature
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Joel Clinton (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
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John Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton (died 1315), English knight
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Joseph Clinton, American engineer
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Kate Clinton (born 1947), American comedian
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Larry Clinton (1909–1985), American trumpeter
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Lou Clinton (1937–1997), American baseball player
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Mark Clinton (1915–2001), Irish politician
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Mary Clinton (born 1960), New Zealand field hockey
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Richard Clinton (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketer
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Richard Clinton (politician) (1741–1795), American military officer and politician
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Sam Houston Clinton (1923–2004), American judge
See also
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Baron Clinton, a title in the peerage of England
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McClinton (disambiguation)
References
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Surnames of English origin
English toponymic surnames