An English surname, Sutton comes from the Old English meaning a settlement to the south.

Spelling forms for Sutton include Suton and Suttone.

Early Sutton families were in Somerset and Nottingham regions in England. Over the years they spread to the southeast in London, Essex, Kent and further north into Yorkshire, Lancashire and Staffordshire counties.

Scotland has a high population of Sutton families in the central region, mostly in Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Angus and Stirlingshire.

Over most of the United States the Sutton surname is very popular. The states with the greater populations include Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, California, Michigan, Iowa and Kansas.


Famous: Crystal Lee Sutton (labor union organizer and advocate), Frank Sutton (actor), Mike Sutton (professional basketball player), Thomas Sutton (19th century photographer and inventor of a panoramic camera in England), Don Sutton professional baseball player and sports announcer) and Joe Sutton (screenwriter).