Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ACTON
There are approximately 4,178 people named Acton in the UK. That makes it the 2,492nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 66 are named Acton.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Ackoun
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Acthon
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The Acton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Saxon. Local) The oak-town or oak-hill--the name of a town in Middlesex, England, whence the name is derived.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ACTON. The Gazetteer mentions fifteen parishes or townsliips so called, and there are many other minor localities. The Actons of Acton, in Ontbersley, co. Worcester, are said to haA'e been settled there in Saxon limes. They were certainly there temp. Henry III,
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.