Winston
Early records reveal that this surname originated in England. There are a number of places in England bearing the habitation name Winston or Winstone, from various OE personal names + OE ” tun ” wich means ” enclosure, settlement .Etymology may be d Read more…
Wauton
The surname Wauton is of English origin. It is a habitational name from any of the numerous places so called. The first element in these names was variously the Old English ‘wealh’, foriegner, Briton, ‘w(e)ald’, wood, ‘w(e)all’, wall, or ‘woell(a)’, Read more…
Washington
The surname Washington is of English origin.The name is derived from a habitational name from either of the places so called, in Tyne and Wear and in West Sussex (England). The name is derived from the Old English ‘Wassingtun’, signifieing settlement Read more…
Thornton
The name ‘Thornton’ is of English and Scottish origin. It is derived from the habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England and Scotland, so called from the Old English word ‘porn’ meaning thorn bush, and ‘tun’ meaning enclosur Read more…
Walton
The surname Walton is of English origin. It is a habitational name from any of the numerous places so called. The first element in these names was variously the Old English ‘wealh’, foriegner, Briton, ‘w(e)ald’, wood, ‘w(e)all’, wall, or ‘woell(a)’, Read more…
Sutton
The surname Sutton is of English origin. It is a habitational name derived from either of the places so called, such as Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Kent, Suffolk, or Somerset (England). The name is derived from the Old English ‘Suotun’, signifieing Read more…
Skelton
The surname Skelton is of English origin. It is an habitational name from any of the various places, for example in Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire, all apparently so called from the Old English ‘scylf’, shelf an Read more…