Find out how popular the last name Lutton is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lutton.

Lutton, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lutton surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lutton in America

Lutton is the 21034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lutton surname appeared 1,250 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lutton.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lutton to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lutton

The surname Lutton is of Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from the Old English words "lud" meaning "loud" or "noisy" and "tun" meaning "town" or "settlement". It likely originated as a place name referring to a noisy or boisterous village or town. The earliest recorded spelling of the name is found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1202, where it appears as "de Luttone".

Lutton can be traced back to several places in England, including villages in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Yorkshire. The name is also closely related to the place name Loughton, found in several counties such as Essex, Buckinghamshire, and Hampshire. These place names likely influenced the development and spread of the surname Lutton.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was William de Lutton, a 13th-century English cleric who served as the Archdeacon of Stow in Lincolnshire. He is mentioned in various ecclesiastical records from the late 1200s.

In the 14th century, the Lutton surname appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Nottinghamshire in 1327, where a John de Lutton is listed as a taxpayer. The name is also found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1379, with an entry for a Thomas Lutton.

A notable figure bearing the Lutton name was Sir Andrew Lutton (c.1480-1538), a English lawyer and judge who served as the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas during the reign of King Henry VIII. He was knighted in 1518 for his legal services.

Another noteworthy individual was Thomas Lutton (1571-1634), an English clergyman and academic who became the Provost of Queen's College, Oxford in 1617. He was a respected scholar and theologian during the Jacobean era.

In the 17th century, the Lutton name appears in various parish records, such as the baptism of Marye Lutton in 1634 at St. Michael's Church in Stamford, Lincolnshire. This highlights the continued presence of the surname in its historical heartlands.

Moving into the 18th century, a prominent figure was Henry Lutton (1717-1786), an English lawyer and judge who served as the Recorder of Nottingham from 1765 until his death. He was highly regarded for his legal expertise and judicial fairness.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lutton

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lutton.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lutton was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lutton has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lutton was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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