Wotton

English

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Wotton (countable and uncountable, plural Wottons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8418).
   2. A small village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1247).
   3. A municipality in Quebec, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Wottonian
• Wotton-under-Edge
• Wotton Underwood

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wotton is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Wotton is most common among White (96.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wotton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.