Fitton

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• From Middle English fiton, fittin (“lie, falsehood”), a nickname for a lier or cheat.
• A habitational surname from a minor place in Cambridgeshire, from Old Norse fit (“grassland on the bank of a river”) Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Fitton (plural Fittons)

1. A surname.

Descendants

• → Translingual: Fittonia

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fitton is the 24159^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1041 individuals. Fitton is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fitton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 578.

Anagrams

• Tifton