Barton (surname)


Origins and variants

The surname Barton has multiple possible origins, it may denote origin from one of the many place called Barton in England. However, another proposal would derive the name from Dunbarton in Scotland. The counties of Cheshire, and Lancashire have the highest number of Barton families in the United Kingdom.
The surname name is also common in Germany, Poland and other countries in the Slavic cultural sphere. In the vast majority of cases it's a short form of the name Bartholomew, originally a name borne by one of the apostles, in the Middle Ages it became a popular forename in Europe.
In France the name may derive from the commune of Barenton.

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