Middleton (name)

Middleton is a locational Anglo-Saxon surname originating from dozens of different settlements in England going by one of the pre-7th century Old English variations of "middle" (such as midel) and "town" (such as tun). The earliest recorded examples of such hamlets date to 1086 and include Middeltone, Mideltuna, and Middeltune in such Derbyshire, Shropshire, Sussex, and Yorkshire. The surname "Mideltone" is recorded in Oxfordshire (1166), "Midilton" is noted in Arbroath, Scotland (1221) and "Middelton" is found in Yorkshire (1273).[1]

Middleton
Origin
Word/nameBritish Isles
Meaning"middle"/"town"
Region of originAnglo-Saxon

List of people surnamed Middleton

See also

References

  1. "Surname: Middleton". surnamedb.com. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.


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