Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CLINTON
There are approximately 3,870 people named Clinton in the UK. That makes it the 2,657th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 61 are named Clinton.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Clinton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Dano-Norman. Local) Klint, a promontory, brow of a hill, cape; and ton, a town. Colonel Charles Clinton, the progenitor of the distinguished family of Clinton, and his associate emigrants from Ireland, settled, in 1722, in "Little Britain," Orange County, New York.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CLINTON. The duke of Newcastle derives from Reinbaldus, who came hither at the Conquest, and assumed his surname from Gllmpton, (anciently written Clinton) CO. Oxford, part of the possessions granted to him for his services. Peerage. Some authorities make Eeinbald a De Tancarville.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.