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* [[Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.]] (1931–2006), American politician from North Carolina
* [[Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.]] (1931–2006), American politician from North Carolina
* [[Henry Hollis Horton]] (1866–1934), Governor of Tennessee (1927–33)
* [[Henry Hollis Horton]] (1866–1934), Governor of Tennessee (1927–33)
* [[Herschella Horton]] (1938-2022), American politician
*[https://biblio.co.uk/ivor-horton/author/6019 Ivor Horton] (born 1939), British author
*[https://biblio.co.uk/ivor-horton/author/6019 Ivor Horton] (born 1939), British author
* [[Jacob Horton]] (died 1989), senior vice-president of Southern Company
* [[Jacob Horton]] (died 1989), senior vice-president of Southern Company

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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 surnamed Horton

Fictional characters

See also

References

  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.