Linton

Where Linton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Linton.

Linton through the years
  1. 1863
    Linton Hope born
    British Olympic sailor
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #892 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1889
    Peak, #581
    11 babies named Linton, its best rank.
  4. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1952
    Linton Kwesi Johnson born
    Jamaican dub poet
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Linton Kwesi Johnson · Jamaican dub poet, born 1952
  • Linton Hope · British Olympic sailor, 1863–1920
  • Linton Johnson · American basketball player, born 1980
  • Linton Townes · American basketball player, born 1959
  • Linton Garner · American musician, 1915–2003

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.