Ditton

English

Etymology

From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Deighton.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪtən/

Proper noun

Ditton (countable and uncountable, plural Dittons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4885).
   2. A village in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7158).
   3. A suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9978).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Ditton Green
• Ditton Priors
• Long Ditton
• Thames Ditton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ditton is the 52619^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 394 individuals. Ditton is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ditton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.