Sutton, originally de Sutton, is an English

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

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 Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

(1086) contains the first recorded spelling of the surname as "Ketel de Sudtone"; "Suttuna" also appeared in 1086 in records from

Ely, Cambridgeshire Ely ( ) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district, in Cambridgeshire, England, northeast of Cambridge, southeast of Peterborough and from London. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the built-up a ...

. 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 Dudley ( , ) is a market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically part of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. In the ...

. This surname is shared by the following notable people:

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 Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

* Thomas of Sutton (or Thomas de Sutton) (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

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 * Richard Charles Sutton (1834–1915), English architect * Joseph William Sutton (1844–1914), British emigrant to Australia, shipbuilder, inventor, X-ray pioneer *

Thomas Sutton (photographer) Thomas Sutton (c. 1819 – 19 March 1875, in Kensington) was an English photographer, author, and inventor. Life Thomas Sutton went to school in Newington Butts and studied architecture for four years before studying at Caius College, Cambridge ...

(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 Carol Sutton may refer to: * Carol Sutton (actress) * Carol Sutton (journalist) * Carol Sutton (artist) {{hndis, Sutton, Carol ...

(1944–2020), American actress *

Charles Sutton (cricketer, born 1906) Charles Henry Sutton (17 December 1906 – 29 July 1945) was an English Chileans, English-Chilean first-class cricketer and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer. Sutton played first-class cricket for the South American cricket team in Engla ...

(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 Donald Howard Sutton (April 2, 1945 – January 19, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sutton won a total of 324 games, pitched 58 s ...

(1945–2021), baseball playerand sports broadcaster * Dudley Sutton (1933–2018), English actor *

Eddie Sutton Edward Eugene Sutton (March 12, 1936 – May 23, 2020) was an American college basketball coach. A native of Bucklin, Kansas, Sutton played college basketball at Oklahoma A&M (later Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball, Oklahoma State) and was a h ...

(1936–2020), basketball coach * Eugene Sutton (born 1954), American bishop from Maryland * Frank Sutton (1923–1974), actor * Georgina Sutton (born 1961), Australian aviator * Graham Sutton (1972), English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer * Greg Sutton (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player * Greg Sutton (soccer) (born 1977), Canadian soccer player * Hal Sutton (born 1958), American golfer * Jason Sutton (born 1966), British Royal Air Force officer * Jason Sutton (born 1968), English drag artist * James Sutton (born 1983), English actor *Muhammad James Sutton (born 1978), student of

Yahya al-Hajuri Yahya ibn Ali al-Hajuri is a Yemeni preacher. He leads the Hajoor tribe which is the dominant tribe in northern Yemen. On January 19, 2020, renewed clashes between the Houthis and the Hajoor occurred. The first clashes between the two was in 201 ...

. * Jeff Sutton (real estate developer) (born 1960), American real estate developer from New York * Jeffrey Sutton (born 1960), American judge * Jim Sutton (born 1941), New Zealand politician * Joe Sutton, American playwright *

John Sutton (actor) John Sutton (born Eugene Osmond Stephen Congdon; 22 October 1908 – 10 July 1963) was a British actor with a prolific career in Hollywood of more than 30 years. Personal life Sutton was born on 22 October 1908 in Rawalpindi, India (now Raw ...

(1908–1963), British–Indian actor * John F. Sutton Jr., American lawyer * John Sutton (baseball) (born 1952), American sportsperson * John Sutton (economist) (born 1948), British academic * John Sutton (geologist) (1919–1992), British geologist * John Sutton (hurler), Irish sportsperson * John Sutton (RAF officer) (1932–2014), British military officer * John Sutton (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian rugby player *John Jay Sutton (1949–2011), ''aka'' Oliver Humperdink, American wrestling manager * John R. Sutton (born 1949), American academic * Johnny Sutton (born 1961), American lawyer * Julie Sutton (mayor) (born 1937), Australian politician *Kathy Sutton, married name of Kathy Cox (skydiver) * Keith Sutton (bishop) (1934–2017), British bishop of Lichfield * Laurie S. Sutton (born 1953), American comic and children's book writer * Len Sutton (1925–2006), American racecar driver * Loree K. Sutton, American general and politician * Mel Sutton, English football player * Mike Sutton (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball player * Mike Sutton (criminologist) (born 1959), English criminologist * Mike Sutton (footballer) (1944–2020), English football player * Oliver Graham Sutton (1903–1977), Welsh mathematician and meteorologist * Paul Sutton (1910–1970), American actor * Paul Alexander Sutton (born 1956), British businessman * Richard S. Sutton, computer scientist * Ritchie Sutton (born 1986), English football player * Roger Sutton (born 1964/1965), New Zealand businessman *

Sarah Sutton Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961) is a British actress. She played the role of Nyssa in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Early life Sutton was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Sutton studied ballet as ...

(born 1961), English actress * Shelton B. Sutton Jr. (1919–1942), American navy officer * Steve Sutton (footballer) (born 1961), English football player * Steve Sutton (skydiver), Canadian skydiver * Tierney Sutton (born 1963), American jazz singer * Tyrell Sutton (born 1986), American football player * Valerie Sutton (born 1951), American dancer and developer of movement notation * Ward Sutton, American political cartoonist * Will Sutton (born 1991), American football player * Willie Sutton (1901–1980), American bank robber and prison escape-artist

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