Stratton
A habitational surname meaning someone from a place called Stratton, originally “street-farm” or “farm by a Roman road.”
The #1,565 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 13,434 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Stratton is a habitational surname from several English places called Stratton. The name is usually explained from Old English street, meaning a paved road or Roman road, plus tūn, meaning a farm, settlement, or estate. In literal terms, it means “farm by the street” or “settlement on the Roman road.”
History
Medieval records show the surname in use from people identified as being “of Stratton,” especially in counties such as Cornwall, Dorset, Norfolk, and others. Because many English villages share the name, the surname could arise independently in different places. The form became a fixed hereditary surname over time, as with many local bynames in England.
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Fun fact
There are multiple English places called Stratton, which is why the surname can have several independent local origins.
From the historical record
“lTRATTEN}f°'^Stratton,q.v. STRATTON (Eng.)Bel.toStratton, 13th cent. Stratton, A.-Sax. Strckt-tlin ('on Strcbt-tiine' — dat.) = the Street (usually Roman Road) -Farm [O.E. street (Lat. strata via), (Roman) road, street + ttin, farm, estate, etc.] STRAUSS (Ger.) a nickname = Crest, Plume : see the Appendix of…”
— Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary (2 vols in 1)