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There are approximately 35,521 people named Barton in the UK. That makes it the 255th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 562 are named Barton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Barton surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax. Local) From a town in Lincolnshire, England; a corn town, or barley village, from bere, barley, and ton, an inclosure, a house, a village. Barton, a curtilage. In Devonshire, it is applied to any freehold estate not possessed of manorial privileges.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BARTON. The Gazetteer gives thirtyseven parishes, towns, and places so called

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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