The origin of the name Hutton

The origin of the name Hutton

English and Scots: habitation name from any of the numerous places so called from Old English hoh + tūn ridge, spur + enclosure, settlement.

Variants: Hoghton (a place in Lancashire); Houton.

A landowning family by the name of Hutton can be traced back to the 12th century at Hutton in Leyland Hundred, Lancashire.


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