What Does Sutton Mean?

The word Sutton is commonly used as a place name. There are many places in United Kingdom and United States of America.

The term Sutton is considered to have an Anglo –Saxon origin. Sutton is composed of two words – 'sut' or 'suth' and 'ton' or 'tun'. The first word 'sut' or 'suth' generally means south. It was also taken to mean 'flax'. It is so because flax was grown in that area. The two terms 'sut' and 'ton' are Old English in origin.

The second word 'tun' is Saxon in origin. This word has many translations and could mean a settlement or a farm, a town, as well as an enclosure. There are many connotations of this words and are still increasing. The whole term 'Sutton' thus means 'south settlement or south village or south farmstead'.

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