Stanton (surname)
Stanton is an English toponymic surname (habitational surname).
Etymology and History
Stanton has its origins in the Anglo Saxon tribes, which settled in England around 5th-century CE. The word Stanton is derived from Old English term stan ‘stone’ and tun ‘enclosure’ or ‘settlement’, alluding to the stony grounds, where many of these tribes settled. [1][2] Thus many places took on the name Stanton, like Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, and Stanton Drew in Somerset, close to the Neolithic Stanton Drew stone circles. [3] The origin of Stanton families has been researched by the Stanton DNA Project.[4]
Many variants of the spellings, Stanton, Stainton, Stinton or Staunton, are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 CE, and the surname can be found in England, Scotland, Ireland and their diaspora, which includes America.[3][2]
Notable people with Stanton surname
Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrew Stanton (born 1965), animated film director and producer
- Andy Stanton (born 1973), British children’s author (Mr Gum)
- Barry Stanton (musician), Australian rock and roll singer
- Brandon Stanton (born 1984), American blogger, photographer, Founder Humans of New York (2010)
- Brent Stanton, Australian rules footballer
- Charles Stanton (1873–1946), Independent Labour Party United Kingdom MP
- Charles E. Stanton (1858–1933) United States Army officer
- Christine Stanton (born 1959), Australian high jumper
- Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869), US Secretary of War during Civil War
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902), 19th-century women's rights leader
- Elizabeth McKenzie Stanton (born 1995), American television host
- Eric Stanton (1926–1999), US graphic artist
- Frank Stanton, CBS TV executive
- Frank Stanton (rugby league), rugby league footballer and coach
- Frank Lebby Stanton (1857–1927), American lyricist
- Frederick Perry Stanton (1814–1894), American politician in the 19th century
- Frederick Stanton (aviator) (1895–1979), World War I flying ace
- Harry Dean Stanton (born 1926), prominent character actor
- Henry Stanton (Oz), character in the HBO drama Oz
- Henry Stanton (soldier) (c. 1796-1856), U.S. brevet brigadier general
- Henry Brewster Stanton (1805–1887), anti-slavery activist
- Henry Throop Stanton (1834–1899), American poet
- Henry de Stanton, English medieval professor of canon law and university chancellor
- Hervey de Stanton, Chancellor of the Exchequer and founder of Michaelhouse College, Cambridge University
- Kathy Stanton, prominent Irish Republican
- Martin Walter Stanton (1897–1977), American Catholic bishop
- Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher) (born 1967), Major League Baseball player, member of the 1998–2000 World Champion New York Yankees
- Mike Stanton (outfielder), Major League Baseball player (Miami Marlins)
- Mike Stanton (right-handed pitcher), Major League Baseball player
- Molly Stanton (born 1980), American actress
- Noel Stanton (1926-2009), founder of the Jesus Army
- Pat Stanton, Scottish association football player
- Phil Stanton, co-founder of Blue Man Group
- Philip Stanton (born 1962), American artist and author based in Barcelona, Spain.
- Richard Henry Stanton (1812–1891), Congressman from Kentucky
- Robert Brewster Stanton (1846-1922), United States civil and mining engineer
- Sam Stanton, Scottish footballer (Hibernian F.C.)
- Susan Stanton, city manager of Largo, Florida
- Thomas Stanton, early settler of Hartford, Connecticut and co-founder of Stonington, Connecticut
- Timothy William Stanton (1860–1953), paleontologist[5]
- Tom Stanton (footballer), Scottish footballer
- [(Wayne Stanton (comedian, magician, philanthropist)]1953-present
References
- ↑ "Stanton Family Crest and History". houseofnames. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- 1 2 "Stanton Name Meaning & Stanton Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- 1 2 "Stanton Last Name Origin". Surname Database. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ↑ "The Stanton DNA Project". . Retrieved 7 August 2012. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Timothy William Stanton Papers, 1885-1928, 1941 and undated". Smithsonian Institution Archive. Retrieved 21 December 2013.