Atterton

English

Etymology

Variant of Atherton.

Proper noun

Atterton (countable and uncountable, plural Attertons)

1. A surname.
2. A hamlet in Witherley parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP3598).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Atterton is the 125282^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137 individuals. Atterton is most common among White (99.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Atterton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67.