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'''Horton''' is an [[Anglo-Saxon]] surname, deriving from the common English place-name ''[[Horton (disambiguation)|Horton]]''. It derives from [[Old English language|Old English]] ''horu'' 'dirt' and ''tūn'' 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.houseofnames.com/horton-family-crest|author= Watts, Victor (Editor)|work=The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society|location= Cambridge| publisher= Cambridge University Press| date= 2004|title=HORTON}}</ref>
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{{Infobox surname
| name = Horton
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| pronunciation =
| gender =
| language = [[English language|English]]
| masculine =
| feminine =
| languageorigin = English
| origin =
| derivation = "horu" (dirt) + "tūn" (settlement, farm, estate)
| meaning = "farm on muddy soil"
| variant = {{hlist|Houghton|Haughton|Hoghton|Hawton}}
| cognate =
| anglicisation =
| derivative =
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'''Horton''' is an [[Anglo-Saxon]] surname, deriving from the common English place-name ''[[Horton (disambiguation)|Horton]]''. It derives from [[Old English language|Old English]] ''horu'' 'dirt' and ''tūn'' 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.houseofnames.com/horton-family-crest|editor= Watts, Victor|work=The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society|location= Cambridge| publisher= Cambridge University Press| date= 2004|title=HORTON}}</ref>
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==List of people surnamed Horton==

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* [[Africanus Horton]] (1835–1883), scientist, soldier, writer and political thinker from Sierra Leone
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==List of people with the surname Horton==
* [[Alonzo Horton]] (1813–1909), American real estate developer
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*[[Africanus Horton]] (1835–1883), scientist, soldier, writer and political thinker from Sierra Leone
*[[Ann Horton]] (1894-1965), British physicist
* [[Benjamin Jason Horton]] (1873–1963), Puerto Rican politician
*[[Alonzo Horton]] (1813–1909), American real estate developer
* [[Brian Horton]] (born 1949), English footballer and football manager
*[[Ann Horton]] (1894–1965), British physicist
* [[Charles Horton]], American football player
*[[Benjamin Jason Horton]] (1873–1963), Governor of Puerto Rico
* [[Claire Horton]] (born 1962), British charity executive
*[[Bill Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Claude Wendell Horton, Jr.]] (born 1942), American physicist
*[[Brian Horton]] (born 1949), English footballer and football manager
* [[Claude Wendell Horton, Sr.]] (1915–2001), American physicist
*[[Carolyn Price Horton]] (1909-2001), American bookbinder and conservator
* [[Clinton T. Horton]] (1876–1953), New York politician and judge
*[[Charles Horton]], American football player
*[[Chris Horton (basketball)]] (born 1994), American basketball player for [[Hapoel Tel Aviv]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Christiana Horton]] (c. 1696 – c. 1756), English actress
* [[Desiree Horton]] (born 1971), American TV personality
*[[Claire Horton]] (born 1962), British charity executive
* [[Dodie Horton]], American politician
*[[Claude Wendell Horton, Jr.]] (born 1942), American physicist
* [[Edward Everett Horton]] (1886–1970), American actor
*[[Claude Wendell Horton, Sr.]] (1915–2001), American physicist
* [[Ed Horton]] (born 1967), former American basketball player
*[[Clinton T. Horton]] (1876–1953), New York politician and judge
* [[Frank Horton (disambiguation)]]
*[[Christiana Horton]] (c. 1696 – c. 1756), English actress
*[[Corinne Stocker Horton]] (1871-1947), American elocutionist, journalist, newspaper editor
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* [[George Horton (disambiguation)]]
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*[[David Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
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* [[Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.]] (1931–2006), American politician from North Carolina
* [[Henry Hollis Horton]] (1866–1934), Governor of Tennessee (1927–33)
*[[Desiree Horton]] (born 1971), American TV personality
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*[[Dodie Horton]], American politician
* [[Jacob Horton]] (died 1989), senior vice-president of Southern Company
* [[Jack K. Horton]] (c. 1917-2000), American lawyer and business executive.
*[[Duncan Horton]] (born 1967), English footballer
* [[James Horton (disambiguation)]]
*[[Dylan Horton]] (born 2000), American football player
* [[Jerry Horton]] (born 1975), American musician
*[[Edward Everett Horton]] (1886–1970), American actor
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*[[Ed Horton]] (born 1967), former American basketball player
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* [[John Horton (disambiguation)]]
* [[Johnny Horton]] (1925–1960), American country music singer
*[[Frank Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Jonathan Horton]] (born 1985), American gymnast
*[[George Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
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*[[Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.]] (1931–2006), American politician from North Carolina
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* [[Kenneth Horton (disambiguation)]]
* [[Les Horton]] (1921–2008), English professional footballer
*[[Henry Hollis Horton]] (1866–1934), Governor of Tennessee (1927–33)
* [[Lester Horton]] (1906–1953), American dancer
*[[Herschella Horton]] (1938-2022), American politician
* [[Lesley Horton]], British novelist
*[[Isaiah Horton]], American football player
* [[Mark Horton (archaeologist)]] (born 1956), British maritime archaeologist
*[[Jacob Horton]] (died 1989), senior vice-president of Southern Company
*[[Jack K. Horton]] (c. 1917 – 2000), American lawyer and business executive.
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* [[Mark Horton (bridge)]] (born 1950), British bridge player
* [[Martin Horton]] (born 1934), former English cricketer
*[[James Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Mary Ann Horton]] (born 1955), American computer scientist
*[[Jason Horton]] (born 1980), American football player
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*[[Jerry Horton]] (born 1975), American musician
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* [[Max Kennedy Horton]] (1883–1951), British submarine commander during the First World War, and admiral during the Second
* [[Michael Horton (disambiguation)]]
*[[John Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Mike A. Horton]] (born 1973), American businessman
*[[Johnny Horton]] (1925–1960), American country music singer
* [[Mildred McAffee Horton]] (1900–1994), American academic
*[[Jonathan Horton]] (born 1985), American gymnast
* [[Myles Horton]] (1980–1990), American educator
*[[Judith Ann Carter Horton]] (1866–1948), American educator and librarian
* [[Nathan Horton]] (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Kenneth Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Peter Horton]] (born 1953), American actor
*[[Larry Horton]] (born 1949), American football player
*[[Les Horton]] (1921–2008), English professional footballer
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* [[Richard Horton (editor)]], British editor of ''The Lancet'' medical journal
* Sir [[Robert Horton (businessman)]] (born 1939), British businessman
*[[Lester Horton]] (1906–1953), American dancer
* [[Robert E. Horton]] (1875–1945), American hydrologist
*[[Lesley Horton]], British novelist
*[[Mack Horton]] [[Medal of the Order of Australia|OAM]] (born Mackenzie Horton; 1996), an Australian [[freestyle swimming|freestyle swimmer]]
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* [[Robert Horton (actor)]] (1924–2016), American TV actor
* [[Robert John Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet]] (1784–1841), British politician
*[[Mark Horton (archaeologist)]] (born 1956), British maritime archaeologist
* [[Robert Forman Horton]] (1835–1934), British Nonconformist scholar
*[[Mark Horton (bridge)]] (born 1950), British bridge player
* [[S. Wentworth Horton]] (1885–1960), New York state senator
*[[Martin Horton]] (1934–2011), former English cricketer
* [[Samuel Dana Horton]] (1844–1895), American writer
*[[Mary Ann Horton]] (born Mark R. Horton, 1955), American computer scientist
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*[[Max Kennedy Horton]] (1883–1951), British submarine commander during the First World War, and admiral during the Second
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* [[Scott Horton (disambiguation)]]
* [[Shirley Horton]] (born c. 1953), American politician
*[[Michael Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Mike Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
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* [[Stanley M. Horton]], American theologian
*[[Mildred McAffee Horton]] (1900–1994), American academic
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* [[Stuart Horton]] (born 1963), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s
* [[Thomas Horton (disambiguation)]]
*[[Myles Horton]] (1905–1990), American educator
* [[Tim Horton]] (1930–1974), Canadian ice hockey player and coffee shop chain founder
*[[Nathan Horton]] (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Tommy Horton]] (1941–2017), English professional golfer
*[[Nigel Horton]] (born 1948), English rugby union player
* [[Tony Horton (baseball)]] (born 1944), former American Major League baseball player
*[[Peter Horton]] (born 1953), American actor
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*[[Richard Horton (editor)]], British editor of ''The Lancet'' medical journal
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* [[Big Walter Horton]] (1917–1981), American blues harmonica player
* [[William Horton (disambiguation)]]
*[[Robert Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Willie Horton]] (born 1951), convicted felon from South Carolina
*[[Robin W. G. Horton]] (1932–2019), English social anthropologist and philosopher
*[[S. Wentworth Horton]] (1885–1960), New York state senator
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* [[Willie Horton (baseball player)]] (born 1942), American former Major League baseball player
*[[Samuel Dana Horton]] (1844–1895), American writer
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*[[Scott Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Shirley Horton]] (born c. 1953), American politician
*[[Stanley M. Horton]], American theologian
*[[Steven Wayne Horton]] (1954-2006), American singer
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*[[Stuart Horton]] (born 1963), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s
*[[Thomas Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Tim Horton]] (1930–1974), Canadian ice hockey player and coffee shop chain founder
*[[Tommy Horton]] (1941–2017), English professional golfer
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*[[Tony Horton (baseball)]] (born 1944), former American Major League baseball player
*[[Tony Horton (rugby union)]] (1938–2020), English rugby union player
*[[Big Walter Horton]] (1917–1981), American blues harmonica player
*[[William Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Willie Horton (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Zach Horton]], American football player


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
* [[James Horton (Highlander)]], character from ''Highlander: The Series''
* Alice Horton, character on the TV show ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''
* [[Sarah Horton]], character on the TV show ''Days of Our Lives''
* David Horton, character on the TV show ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''
*[[Hugo Horton]], character on the TV show ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''

*[[James Horton (Highlander)|James Horton (''Highlander'')]], character from ''Highlander: The Series''
* [[Horton Family]], multiple characters on the daytime TV Soap Opera “Days of Our Lives”
*[[Sarah Horton]], character on the [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''

*[[Dr. Tom Horton]], character on the [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
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==References==
{{reflist}}


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Talen Horton-Tucker]] (born 2000), American basketball player
*[[Horton (disambiguation)]]
*[[Horton (disambiguation)]]
*[[Horton (given name)]]
*[[Horton (given name)]]
*[[Hawton]]
*''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]''
*[[Houghton (surname)]]
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*[[Houghton (disambiguation)]]
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*[[Hoghton (disambiguation)]]

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:English-language surnames]]
[[Category:English toponymic surnames]]
[[Category:English toponymic surnames]]

Latest revision as of 06:08, 3 December 2024

Horton
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)English
Derivation"horu" (dirt) + "tūn" (settlement, farm, estate)
Meaning"farm on muddy soil"
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • Houghton
  • Haughton
  • Hoghton
  • Hawton

Horton is an Anglo-Saxon surname, deriving from the common English place-name Horton. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.[1]

List of people with the surname Horton

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Watts, Victor, ed. (2004). "HORTON". The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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