Given name & surname
Whitton
“white”·“enclosure; settlement, town”
Whitton is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Whitton is built from elements meaning “white” and “enclosure; settlement, town”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Whitton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 114
- 114 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,215 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,215 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,899 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Whitton’s family of names
In English usage, Whitton as a surname has a related form in WHITTEN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Whitton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Buxton
“to bend, bow”
>99% boys
Hendon
“high” · “hill”
>99% boys
Luxton
“enclosure; settlement, town”
>99% boys
Darlington
“the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”
>99% boys
Dutton
“hill”
97% boys · 3% girls
Roxton
“rook” · “hill”
>99% boys
Axton
“stone”
>99% boys
Brixton
Brixton is a masculine given name from Old English.
95% boys · 5% girls