Sutton - Definition

Sutton, meaning 'south settlement' in Saxon, is a very common place name. Places named Sutton include:

In the United Kingdom:

• Sutton, Bedfordshire
• Sutton, Cheshire
• Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
• London Borough of Sutton
• Sutton, Norfolk
• Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire
• Full Sutton, East Yorkshire
• Sutton, near Norton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
• Sutton-in-the-Isle, Cambridgeshire

In Ireland:

• Sutton, Dublin

In Canada:

• Sutton, Quebec
• Sutton, Ontario

In the United States:

• Sutton, Massachusetts

Sutton is also the surname of some significant people:

• Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley
• Frank Sutton actor
• Jim Sutton politician
• Valerie Sutton, inventor of SignWriting and DanceWriting
• Willie Sutton, famous bank robber and prison escape-artist