The Sutton surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 87,373 people carried this name — #319 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,090 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
65 people named Sutton live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Sutton.
Most of them — 36 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
30 people named Sutton have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 71 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Sutton in American newspapers,
1896–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 497,134 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Sutton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Sutton 1532–1611 · civil servant -
Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley 1567–1643 · politician -
Robert Sutton 1671–1746 · politician -
Lord Robert Manners-Sutton 1722–1762 · politician -
Charles Manners-Sutton 1755–1828 · Anglican priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 238 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sutton.
- Surry 277 · U.S. census
- Sury 227 · U.S. census
- Suss 435 · U.S. census
- Suter 5,461 · U.S. census
- Sutter 9,470 · U.S. census
- Sutterlin 279 · U.S. census
- Suzan 102 · U.S. census
- Svoboda 5,555 · U.S. census
- Swiatek 1,259 · U.S. census
- Swider 1,399 · U.S. census
- Swiderski 1,892 · U.S. census
- Switala 444 · U.S. census
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