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Barton (surname)

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The surname Barton has multiple possible origins. It may denote origin from one of the many places called Barton in England;[1] however, another proposal would derive the name from Dunbarton in Scotland. The counties of Cheshire and Lancashire have the highest number of Barton families in the United Kingdom.

The surname name is also common in Germany, Poland, and other countries in the Slavic cultural sphere. In the vast majority of cases, it is also a short form of the name Bartholomew, originally a name borne by one of the apostles which became a popular forename in Europe in the Middle Ages.

In France, the name may derive from the commune of Barenton.

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  • Anne Barton (1933–2013), American-born British scholar and Shakespearean critic
  • Andrew Barton, lecturer in the School of Communication at the University of Miami
  • Arthur W. Barton (1899–1976), headmaster and academic author
  • Cornelius J. Barton (born 1936), American engineer, businessman; Acting President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1998–99)
  • H. Arnold Barton (1920–2016), American historian
  • John Barton (1789–1852), British economist
  • Martha Helen Barton (1891–1971), American mathematician and professor
  • Peter Barton (born 1955), British military historian
  • Reid W. Barton (born 1984), four-time gold medal winner at the International Mathematical Olympiad
  • Benjamin R. Barton (born 1985), British International Relations’ scholar

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  1. ^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 26 August 2018.