Barton (surname)
Origins and variants
The surname Barton has multiple possible origins, it may denote origin from one of the many place called Barton in England.[1] However, another proposal would derive the name from Dunbarton in Scotland. The counties of Cheshire, and Lancashire have the highest number of Barton families in the United Kingdom.
The surname name is also common in Germany, Poland and other countries in the Slavic cultural sphere. In the vast majority of cases it's a short form of the name Bartholomew, originally a name borne by one of the apostles, in the Middle Ages it became a popular forename in Europe.
In France the name may derive from the commune of Barenton.
People
Arts and entertainment
- Anne Barton (actress) (1924–2000), American actress
- Bernard Barton (1784–1849), known as the Quaker poet
- Charles Barton (director) (1902–1981), American actor and director
- Chris Barton (actor) (born 1987), English actor and singer
- Edward Barton, English poet, artist and songwriter
- Eileen Barton (1924–2006), American singer
- Emily Barton (born 1969), American novelist
- Fred Barton (composer) (born 1958), American composer and lyricist
- Harry Barton (architect) (1876–1937), American architect
- James Barton (vaudeville) (1890–1962), American vaudevillian and character actor
- Jamie Barton (born 1980/1981), American opera singer
- John Barton (director) (1928–2018), English theatre director and founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
- John Barton (writer), 15th century writer on Lollardy
- John Barton (poet) (born 1957), Canadian poet
- Margaret Barton (born 1926), British actress
- Marmaduke Barton (1865–1938), English pianist
- Mark Barton (1964-2020), Music Journalist
- Mischa Barton (born 1986), fashion model and actress
- Peter Barton (actor) (born 1956), American actor
- Polly Barton, American textile artist
- Ralph Barton (1891–1931), American artist
- Rick Barton (musician), guitarist with the bands Dropkick Murphys and Everybody Out!
- Robert Barton (actor) (born 1970), British actor
- Roger Barton (film editor), American film editor
- Roxy Barton (1879-1962), Australian-born actress who found success in London
- Stephen Barton (born 1982), British film and video game composer
- William Barton (writer) (born 1950), U.S. science fiction writer
- William Barton (hymnologist) (1598–1678), English hymnologist
- William Barton (heraldist) (1754–1817), designer of the Great Seal of the United States
- William Barton (musician) (born 1981), Australian Didgeridoo player
Science, technology, and medicine
- Alberto Barton (1870-1950), Peruvian microbiologist
- Benjamin Smith Barton (1766–1815), American botanist, naturalist, and physician
- Clara Barton (1821–1912), founder of the American Red Cross
- David K. Barton (born 1927), American radar engineer
- Derek Barton (1918–1998), chemist
- Ethel Sarel Barton (1864–1922), English phycologist better known as Ethel Sarel Gepp
- George Hunt Barton (1852–1933), American geologist, arctic explorer, and college professor
- Jacqueline Barton (born 1952), American chemist
- John Barton (engineer) (1771–1834), engineer noted for his engravings using his Ruling Engine
- John Rhea Barton (1794–1871), American orthopedic surgeon
- Michael Barton, American ichthyologist
- Otis Barton (1899–1992), American deep-sea diver
- Robert S. Barton (1925–2009), computer scientist, chief architect of several computers made by Burroughs Corporation
- Thomas J. Barton (born 1940), American chemist
- William P. C. Barton (1786–1856), American physician
Academics
- Anne Barton (1933–2013), American-English scholar and Shakespearean critic
- Andrew Barton, lecturer in the School of Communication at the University of Miami
- Arthur W. Barton (1899–1976), headmaster and academic author
- Cornelius J. Barton (born 1936), President Dorr-Oliver, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- H. Arnold Barton (1920–2016), historian
- John Barton (1789–1852), English economist
- Peter Barton (born 1955), historian of World War I
- Reid W. Barton (born 1984), four-time gold medal winner at the International Mathematical Olympiad
Military
- Charles Barton (1760–1819), an Anglo-Irish British Army officer
- Geoffrey Barton (1844–1922), British major general
- John Kennedy Barton (1853–1921), United States Navy rear admiral
- Matthew Barton (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1715–1795), English naval officer
- Raymond O. Barton (1890–1963), United States Army general in World War II
- Robert Barton of Over Barnton, (died 1540) Scottish sailor and courtier
- Seth Barton (1829–1900), Confederate general
- Thomas Barton (Medal of Honor) (1831–?), American Medal of Honor recipient
- William Barton (1748–1831), American Revolutionary War soldier, known for capturing an enemy general
Politics, government and law
- Sir Andrew Barton (c. 1466–1511), Lord High Admiral of the Kingdom of Scotland
- Andrew William Barton (1862–1957), British Member of Parliament for Oldham, 1910–1922
- Basil Barton (1879–1958), British solicitor and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)
- Ben Barton (1823–1899), American politician, physician, businessman
- Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886–1967), advertising executive and U.S. Congressman
- Charles Barton (New South Wales politician) (1848–1912), one of the Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1907–1910
- Charles Barton (1768–1843), English legal writer
- Charles Barton (Queensland politician) (1829–1902), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- Charles Barton (New Zealand politician) (1852–1935), New Zealand farmer, businessman and mayor
- David Barton (1783–1837), U.S. Senator from Missouri
- Edmund Barton (1849–1920), Australian politician and first Australian Prime Minister
- Edward Barton (c.1533-1598), English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
- Fred Barton (1917–1963), British socialist politician
- George Burnett Barton (1836–1912), Australian lawyer
- George Elliott Barton (1827–1906), New Zealand politician
- Henry Barton, appointed Sheriff of London in 1406 and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1416
- Hiram Barton (1810–1880), American politician
- Hiram Merritt Barton (1856–1928), American politician
- James R. Barton (c. 1810-1857), early Sheriff of Los Angeles County
- Joe Barton (born 1949), Texas politician
- John J. Barton (1906–2004), Mayor of Indianapolis
- John Barton (1614–1684), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660
- John Saxon Barton (1875–1961), New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, and magistrate
- Philip Barton (born 1963), British diplomat
- Richard W. Barton (1800–1859), Virginia politician and lawyer
- Rick Barton, United States Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
- Robert Barton, (1881–1975), Irish nationalist and diplomat
- Robert E. "Bob" Barton (born 1948), former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Robert T. Barton (1842–1917), American lawyer, politician and writer
- Roger Barton (born 1945), British engineer and politician
- Samuel Barton (1785–1858), U.S. Representative from New York
- Tom Barton (born 1949), Australian politician
- Verity Barton (born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician
- William Edward Barton (1868–1955), U.S. Representative from Missouri
- William Hickson Barton (1917–2013), Canadian diplomat
- William T. Barton, (born 1933), American politician
- Sir William Barton (1862–1957) British Liberal politician
Sports
- Adam Barton (born 1991), English footballer
- Arthur Barton (cricketer) (1874–1949), English cricketer
- Bob Barton (1941–2018), American professional baseball player
- Brian Barton (born 1982), American professional baseball player
- Charles Barton (cricketer) (1860–1919), English cricketer
- Chris Barton (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Chris Barton (cyclist) (born 1988), American cyclist
- Christopher Barton (1927–2013), British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Cody Barton (born 1996), American football player
- Dick Barton (boxer) (1911–1990), South African boxer
- Eddie Barton, New Zealand footballer
- Eric Barton (born 1977), American football player
- Frederick Barton (pentathlete) (1900–1993), British pentathlete
- George Barton (sport shooter), Australian sport shooter
- Harold Barton (1910–1969), English footballer
- Harold Barton (cricketer) (1882–1970), English cricketer
- Harris Barton (born 1964), American football player
- Harry Barton (baseball) (1875–1955), American baseball player
- Jackson Barton (born 1995), American football player
- Jim Barton (American football) (1934–2013), American football player
- Jim Barton (sailor) (born 1956), American Olympic sailor
- Joe Barton (soccer) (born 1981), American soccer player
- Joey Barton (born 1982), English footballer
- John Barton (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s
- John Barton (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1910), English international football player
- John Barton (footballer, born 1953), English football player
- Joseph Barton (cricketer) (1860–1945), English cricketer
- Kirk Barton (born 1984), retired American football player
- Matthew Barton (tennis) (born 1991), Australian tennis player
- Michael Barton (cricketer) (1914–2006), English cricketer
- Paul Barton (born 1935), New Zealand cricketer
- Peter Barton (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1960s
- Roger Barton (footballer) (1946–2013), English footballer
- Roger Barton (rugby union) (1876–1949), rugby union player who represented Australia
- Teddy Barton (1904–1941), English footballer
- Tom Barton (rugby league) (died 1958), English professional rugby league footballer
- Tony Barton (footballer) (1937–1993), English footballer and football manager
- Tony Barton (athlete) (born 1969), American high jumper
- Warren Barton (born 1969), English former football player
- Will Barton (born 1991), American basketball player
- William Barton (cricketer, born 1777) (1777–1825), English cricketer
- William Barton (cricketer, born 1858) (1858–1942), New Zealand cricketer
Religion
- Arthur Barton (bishop) (1881–1962), Irish bishop
- David Barton (author), American evangelical minister, author and political activist
- Elizabeth Barton (c. 1506–1534), English prophetess
- George Aaron Barton (1859–1942), Canadian author and clergyman
- Harry Barton (priest) (1898–1968), Archdeacon of Sudbury
- John Barton (missionary) (1836–1908), English Anglican priest
- John Barton (Quaker) (1755–1789), English abolitionist
- John Barton (theologian) (born 1948), English theologian and professor
- Richard Bradshaigh (1601–1669), known as Richard Barton, Jesuit
- Thomas Barton (divine) (1730–1780), Irish divine
- Thomas Barton (Royalist) (died 1681/2), Royalist divine
- William Barton (priest), Archdeacon of Totnes, 1385–1407
Other
- Margo Barton, New Zealand fashion designer and milliner
- Mark Orrin Barton (1955–1999), American spree killer, mass murderer, and family annihilator
- Rich Barton (born 1967), former Microsoft executive and Expedia founder
- Richard Barton (1790–1866), colonist and settler of New Zealand
Fictional characters
- Dick Barton, fictional detective
- Clint Barton, alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Hawkeye
- Charlie Barton, fictional character in The Howling (film)
- Holly Barton, a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
- James Barton (Emmerdale), a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
- John Barton (Emmerdale), a fictional character in British soap Emmerdale
- John Barton, a fictional character in Mrs. Gaskell's short story Mary Barton
- John Barton, a fictional character in Looking for Alibrandi
See also
- Bartoň, Czech surname
- Edward Barton-Wright (1860–1951), British entrepreneur
- John de Barton, 14th century judge
- Mike Polchlopek (born 1963), American wrestler with the ring name Mike Barton
References
- Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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