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This article is about the surname Middleton. For other uses, see Middleton.
Middleton Family name Meaning "middle"/"town" Region of origin Anglo-Saxon Middleton is a locational Anglo-Saxon surname originating from dozens of different settlements in England going by one of the pre-7th century Old English variations of "middle" (such as midel) and "town" (such as tun). The earliest recorded examples of such hamlets date to 1086 and include Middeltone, Mideltuna, and Middeltune in such Derbyshire, Shropshire, Sussex, and Yorkshire. The surname "Mideltone" is recorded in Oxfordshire (1166), "Midilton" is noted in Arbroath, Scotland (1221) and "Middelton" is found in Yorkshire (1273).[1]
People with the surname or its variants include:
- Archibald Middleton, an Australian Rules footballer
- Arthur Middleton, signatory of American Declaration of Independence
- Arthur Middleton (singer), American concert singer
- Baron Middleton, title in the British Peerage
- Carole Middleton, mother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge née Middleton, (born 1982), wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, admiral in the Royal Navy, evangelical and abolitionist
- Charles B. Middleton, American actor
- Curtis P. Middleton, American writer
- Darryl Middleton, American-Spanish basketball player
- Faith Middleton, American radio journalist
- Frederick Middleton, Canadian militia leader
- Gerard V. Middleton, award winning South African-born Canadian geologist/sedimentologist
- George Middleton (disambiguation), various including:
- George H. Middleton, Scottish partner and builder of Newfoundland Railway
- George Middleton (1735–1815), African American Revolutionary War veteran
- George Middleton (banker), early leader of Coutts private bank
- George Middleton (New Jersey), United States Congress Representative from New Jersey
- George Middleton (playwright), American playwright
- George Middleton (British politician), Member of Parliament for Carlisle
- Graham Middleton, an Australian Rules footballer
- Henry Middleton (1717–1784), 2nd President of the Continental Congress of the United Colonies of America
- Henry Middleton (governor) (1770–1846), Governor of South Carolina
- Hugh Myddelton, goldsmith, entrepreneur, drainer of Brading Harbour and developer of the New River, London
- Ian Middleton, New Zealand novelist
- James William Middleton, Businessman, brother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Jenna Middleton, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Joe Middleton (United Kingdom), CEO of Canterbury of New Zealand
- John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton
- John Middleton (1678-1739), Scottish MP
- Joshua Middleton, comic book artist
- Karen Middleton (disambiguation)
- Lloyd Middleton, an Australian Rules footballer
- Malcolm Middleton, Scottish musician
- Max Middleton, English composer and keyboardist
- Michael Middleton, father of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Ned Middleton, English retired major, award winning author, scuba diver and shipwreck historian.
- Nick Middleton, English physical geographer
- O. E. Middleton, New Zealand short story writer
- Pippa Middleton, English socialite, sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Ron Middleton, Australian Victoria Cross recipient
- Scott Middleton, Canadian Musician, guitarist of Cancer Bats
- Stanley Middleton (1919–2009), British novelist
- Thomas Middleton, English Jacobean playwright
- Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A., tenth president of Villanova College now called Villanova University
- Tom Middleton, British recording artist, music producer, remixer and DJ
- Troy Middleton, Lieutenant General during World War II
- William Middleton (disambiguation)
- William Shainline Middleton, M.D., American physician-internist
References
- ^ "Surname: Middleton". surnamedb.com. 2007. http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Middleton. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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