Watton

See also: watton

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wata + tūn (“settlement”).

Proper noun

Watton (countable and uncountable, plural Wattons)

1. A minor suburb of Bridport, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4591).
2. A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0150).
3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9100).
4. An unincorporated community in Baraga County, Michigan, United States.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Watton-at-Stone

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Watton is the 35147^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 641 individuals. Watton is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• want-to