Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
MIDDLETON
There are approximately 32,032 people named Middleton in the UK. That makes it the 290th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 507 are named Middleton.
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 Middleton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Middleton, a small town in Dorsetshire, England--the middle town.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MIDDLETON. 'The middle tun' or enclosure — a very common name of jlaces. The Gazetteer mentions more than thirty parishes, chapelries, and townships, so called in S. Britain; but there are many minor localities and estates of this name (frequently several in a single county), and some of these are contra-ctcd to Milton.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.