Lawton

Where Lawton comes from

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).
— Wiktionary's entry for Lawton
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1868
    Lawton S. Parker born
    American impressionist painter
  2. 1889
    First appearance
    #878 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1899
    Peak, #613
    11 babies named Lawton — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1907
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,345.
  5. 1930
    Lawton Chiles born
    American politician
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Lawton Chiles · American politician, 1930–1998
  • Lawton S. Parker · American impressionist painter, 1868–1954
  • Lawton Redman · American biathlete, born 1976
  • Lawton Williams · American country singer, 1922–2007
  • Lawton B. Evans · American educator and author, 1862–1934

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.