Barton (surname)

The surname Barton has multiple possible origins. It may denote origin from one of the many places 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, the Czech Republic (as Bartoň), Poland (as Bartoń or Barton) and other countries in the Slavic cultural sphere. In the vast majority of cases, it is also a short form of the name Bartholomew, originally a name borne by one of the apostles which became a popular forename in Europe in the Middle Ages.

In France, the name may derive from the commune of Barenton.^{[citation needed]}

People

Arts and entertainment

Anne Barton (actress) (1924–2000), American actress
Bernard Barton (1784–1849), English Quaker poet
Bethany Barton, American author and illustrator of children's books
Charles Barton (director) (1902–1981), American actor and director
Chris Barton (author), American author of children's books
Edward Barton (musician) (born 1958), 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 (singer) (born 1981), American opera singer
John Barton (director) (1928–2018), English theatre director
John Barton (writer), 15th-century English writer on Lollardy
John Barton (poet) (born 1957), Canadian poet
Margaret Barton (born 1926), British actress
Marmaduke Barton (1865–1938), English pianist
Mary Alice Barton (1917–2003), American quilter, quilt historian, collector, and philanthropist
Mischa Barton (born 1986), British-born American actress and fashion model
Peter Barton (actor) (born 1956), American actor
Polly Barton, American textile artist
Ralph Barton (1891–1931), American artist
Rick Barton (musician), American guitarist
Roger Barton (film editor), American film editor
Roxy Barton (1879–1962), Australian-born actress
Stephen Barton (born 1982), British film and video game composer
William Barton (writer) (born 1950), American science fiction writer
William Barton (hymnologist) (1598–1678), English hymnologist
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 (1927–2023), American radar engineer
Derek Barton (1918–1998), English 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), English engineer
John Rhea Barton (1794–1871), American orthopedic surgeon
Kira Barton, American mechanical engineer
Lela Viola Barton (1901–1967), American botanist who specialized in seed germination and storage
Michael Barton (biologist), 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 (Shakespearean scholar) (1933–2013), American-born British scholar and Shakespearean critic
Andrew Barton (journalist), American journalist
Arthur W. Barton (1899–1976), headmaster and academic author
Cornelius J. Barton (born 1936), American engineer, businessman
H. Arnold Barton (1920–2016), American historian
John Barton (economist) (1789–1852), British economist
Martha Helen Barton (1891–1971), American mathematician and professor
Peter Barton (historian) (born 1955), British military historian
Reid W. Barton (born 1984), American mathematician
William Barton (heraldist) (1754–1817), American lawyer and scholar

Military

Charles Barton (British Army officer) (1760–1819), an Anglo-Irish British Army officer
Geoffrey Barton (1844–1922), British major general
Horace Barton (1891–1975), South Africa flying ace
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
Robert Barton (RAF officer) (1916–2010), Canadian aviation officer
Seth Barton (1829–1900), Confederate general
Thomas Barton (Medal of Honor) (1831–?), American Medal of Honor recipient
William Barton (soldier) (1748–1831), American Revolutionary War soldier, known for capturing an enemy general

Politics, government and law

Andrew Barton (privateer) (c. 1466–1511), Lord High Admiral of the Kingdom of Scotland
Andrew William Barton (1862–1957), British politician
Basil Barton (1879–1958), British solicitor and politician
Ben Barton (1823–1899), American politician, physician, businessman
Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886–1967), American author, advertising executive and politician
Charles Barton (New South Wales politician) (1848–1912), Australian politician
Charles Barton (legal writer) (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 (politician) (1783–1837), U.S. Senator from Missouri
Edmund Barton (1849–1920), Australian politician and first Australian Prime Minister
Edward Barton (English diplomat) (c. 1533–1598), English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Fred Barton (politician) (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), American politician
John J. Barton (1906–2004), American politician
John Barton (MP) (1614–1684), English politician
John Saxon Barton (1875–1961), New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer and magistrate
Joshua Barton (1792–1823). American politician
Sir Philip Barton (born 1963), British diplomat
Richard W. Barton (1800–1859), Virginia politician and lawyer
Rick Barton (ambassador), United States Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Robert Barton, (1881–1975), Irish nationalist and diplomat
Robert T. Barton (1842–1917), American lawyer, politician and writer
Roger Barton (politician) (born 1945), British engineer and politician
Samuel Barton (New York) (1785–1858), U.S. Representative from New York
Tom Barton (politician) (1949–2023), Australian politician
Verity Barton (born 1985), Australian (Queensland) politician
William E. Barton (1868–1955), American politician
William Hickson Barton (1917–2013), Canadian diplomat
William T. Barton, (born 1933), American politician

Sports

Adam Barton (footballer) (born 1991), English footballer
Arthur Barton (cricketer) (1874–1949), English cricketer
Bob Barton (1941–2018), American baseball player
Brian Barton (born 1982), American 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
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 (footballer) (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 sailor
Joe Barton (soccer) (born 1981), American soccer player
Joey Barton (born 1982), English footballer
John Barton (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
John Barton (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1910), English footballer
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), Australian rugby union player
Sally Barton (born 1957), English cricketer representing Gibraltar
Teddy Barton (1904–1941), English footballer
Tom Barton (rugby league) (1883–1958), English rugby league footballer
Tony Barton (footballer) (1937–1993), English football player and manager
Tony Barton (athlete) (born 1969), American high jumper
Warren Barton (born 1969), English footballer
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 Anglican 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
James L. Barton (1835–1936) Chairman of Near East Relief
John Barton (missionary) (1836–1908), English Anglican priest
John Barton (Quaker) (1755–1789), English Quaker and abolitionist
John Barton (theologian) (born 1948), English theologian and professor
Lane W. Barton (1899–1997), American bishop
Richard Bradshaigh (1601–1669), Jesuit priest, known as Richard Barton
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
Rich Barton (born 1967), American businessman
Richard Barton (1790–1866), colonist and settler of New Zealand

Fictional characters

Ashley Barton, alter ego of Marvel Comics supervillain Spider-Bitch
Dick Barton, fictional detective
Clint Barton, alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Hawkeye
Charlie Barton, a character in The Howling (film)
Holly Barton, a character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
James Barton (Emmerdale), a character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
John Barton (Emmerdale), a character in British soap Emmerdale
John Barton, a character in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel Mary Barton
John Barton, a character in Looking for Alibrandi

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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[Browne_Reaney_Wilson_Scull_1991-1] 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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