Wetton

English

Etymology

Recorded as Wetindona in a 13^th century Charter, from Old English wǣt (“wet”) + dūn (“hill”).

Proper noun

Wetton (countable and uncountable, plural Wettons)

1. A small village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1055).
2. A small suburb in Cape Town, South Africa.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wetton is the 109258^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 162 individuals. Wetton is most common among White (92.59%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wetton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.