Stouton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Stouton surname is a habitational name, taken on from any of several places, such as Stoughton in Leicestershire, Surrey, and Sussex. These place names derive from the Old English "stoc," meaning "dependent settlement" and " tun," meaning and "enclosed settlement." 1

Early Origins of the Stouton family

The surname Stouton was first found in Surrey at Stoughton, a parish, in the union of West Bourne, hundred of Westbourne and Singleton, rape of Chichester. 2 3 Stoughton in the parish of Thurnby, Leicestershire is another possible point of origin 2 but we must look to Huntingdonshire to find the first entry for the family in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, Eborard de Stouton. 2

Later in the aforementioned Leicestershire, the Subsidy Rolls of 1327 list Richard de Stoghton as holding lands there at that time. Years later in Gloucestershire, we found John Stoughton in 1375 and later again, Gilbert Stoughtin was listed in the Feet of Fines for Surrey 1498-1499. 4

Early History of the Stouton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stouton research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1135, 1521, 1576, 1577, 1584, 1585, 1592, 1593, 1604, 1624, 1630, 1631, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1639, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1648, 1652, 1653, 1668, 1671, 1673, 1677, 1680, 1684, 1686, 1687, 1692, 1693 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Stouton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stouton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stoughton, Stoctun and others.

Early Notables of the Stouton family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir Nicholas Stoughton (1635-1686), 1st Baronet of Stoughton in the County of Surrey; Sir Laurence Stoughton, 2nd Baronet (1668-1692); Nicholas Stoughton (1592-1648), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Guildford (1624) and (1645-1648); Thomas Stoughton (1521-1576), of Stoughton, Surrey and West Stoke, Sussex, an English politician; William Stoughton, an English 16th century author and politician who sat in Parliament from 1584 to 1585, best known for his 'An...
Another 76 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Stouton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Stouton family to Ireland

Some of the Stouton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stouton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stouton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M Stouton, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 5

The Stouton Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Hoc signum non onus sed honor
Motto Translation: This banner is no burden, but an honor.

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)