| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | England and Scotland |
| 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]
List of people surnamed Middleton
- Andrew C. Middleton (1824–1909), New York politician
- Ant Middleton (born 1980), former British soldier, adventurer and television presenter
- Archibald Middleton (1876–1945), Australian rules footballer
- Arthur Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Barry Middleton (born 1984), field hockey player for England and Great Britain
- Bonnor Middleton (1865–1913), South African cricketer
- Cecil Middleton (1911–1984), cricketer
- C. H. Middleton (Cecil Henry Middleton, 1886–1945), gardener, writer and radio broadcaster
- Charles Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Christopher Middleton (poet) (1926–2015), British poet and translator
- Clark Middleton (1957-2020), American actor
- Clyde Middleton (1928–2019), American politician
- Colin Middleton (1910–1983), Irish artist and surrealist
- Conyers Middleton (1683–1750), an English clergyman
- Dan Middleton (born 1991), British YouTube personality
- Darren Middleton (born 1971), Australian lead guitarist for alternative rock band Powderfinger
- Darryl Middleton (born 1966), American-Spanish basketball player
- David Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Derek Middleton (born 1934), English professional footballer
- Edgar Middleton (1894–1939), British playwright and author
- Edward Middleton (1810–1883), US Navy Rear Admiral
- Edwin Middleton (1865–1929), American film director
- Eilidh Middleton (born 1990), equestrian competitor from Scotland
- Erasmus Middleton (1739–1805), English clergyman, author and editor
- Eva Middleton (1953–2018), Belizean disability rights activist
- Faith Middleton (born 1948), American radio journalist
- Frank Middleton (footballer) (1879–1943), English footballer
- Frederick Dobson Middleton (1825–1898), Canadian militia leader
- Gerard V. Middleton (1931–2021), South African-born Canadian geologist and sedimentologist
- George Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Graham Middleton (1950–2011), Australian Rules footballer
- Henry Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Hubert Stanley Middleton (1890–1959), cathedral organist
- Humphrey Middleton, 16th-century English Protestant martyr
- Ian Middleton (1928–2007), New Zealand novelist
- Jacob Middleton (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
- James Middleton (disambiguation), several people named James and Jim
- Jaron Middleton, Chamorro-American Entrepreneur (from Barrigada, Guam). Recorded IQ from Mensa International; 172.
- Jenna Middleton, fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- John Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Joshua Middleton, comic book artist
- Karen Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Kate Middleton, now Catherine, Princess of Wales (born 1982), wife of William, Prince of Wales
- Keynan Middleton (born 1993), American baseball player
- Khris Middleton (born 1991), American basketball player
- Lindsey Middleton (born 1991), Canadian actress
- Lloyd Middleton, former Australian Rules footballer
- Malcolm Middleton (born 1973), Scottish musician
- Margaret Yvonne Middleton (1922–2007), better known under her stage name Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian actress
- Mary Middleton (1870–1911), British political activist
- Max Middleton (born 1946), English composer and keyboardist
- Michael Middleton, British businessman, father of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- Nick Middleton (born 1960), English physical geographer
- O. E. Middleton (Osman Edward Middleton, 1925–2010), New Zealand short story writer
- Peter Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Pippa Middleton (born 1983), English columnist and socialite, sister of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- Qaasim Middleton (born 1995), American actor, singer and musician
- Ray Middleton (1907–1984), American singer and stage, TV and movie actor
- Richard of Middleton (c. 1249 – c. 1308), Scholastic philosopher
- R. Hunter Middleton (1898–1985), American book designer, painter, and type designer
- Robbie Middleton (1990–2011), American boy who was raped and torched on his eighth birthday, dying of complications 13 years later
- Robert Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Ron Middleton (VC) (1916–1942), Australian Victoria Cross recipient
- Safia Middleton-Patel (born 2004), Welsh footballer
- Scott Middleton, Canadian Musician, guitarist of Cancer Bats
- Sheena Booth Middleton (born 1947), better known as Sheena Blackhall, Scottish writer
- Stanley Middleton (1919–2009), British novelist
- Thomas Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Tom Middleton (born 1971), British recording artist, music producer, remixer and DJ
- Troy Houston Middleton (1889–1976), Lieutenant General during World War II
- Tuppence Middleton (born 1987), English actress
- William Middleton (disambiguation), several people
See also
- Baron Middleton, title in the British Peerage
- Earl of Middleton, title in the Peerage of Scotland
- Middleton family, the family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Myddleton
- Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631), goldsmith, entrepreneur, drainer of Brading Harbour and developer of the New River, London
- Clan Middleton, Scottish clan
References
- ↑ "Surname: Middleton". surnamedb.com. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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