Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HORTON
There are approximately 20,982 people named Horton in the UK. That makes it the 479th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 332 are named Horton.
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
HartonHarten
Hariton
Hartono
Hartung
Harto
Hairton
Hartton
Hareton
Haorton
Hartons
Haretton
Hartoun
Hartun
Haarten
Haerten
Hartune
Hartten
Hareten
Harrten
Harghton
Hartooni
Hartouni
Hartens
Haiworton
Haraton
The Horton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town in Yorkshire England--the horrible town, or the town in the ravine, from Horr, a ravine.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HORTON. (A-Sax. or, or wort, herbs, or vegetables, and tun., an enclosure — a garden). Parishes and places in cos. Bucks, Chester, Dorset, Gloucest., Kent, Northampt., Northumb., Salop, York, Stafford, &c.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.