Gatton
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English
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Etymology
Habitational surname for someone from Gatton, Surrey, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + tūn (“settlement”).
Proper noun
Gatton (countable and uncountable, plural Gattons)
- A surname from Old English.
- A small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2753).
- A rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gatton is the 15615th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1871 individuals. Gatton is most common among White (92.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gatton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.