Sitton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Sitton family
The surname Sitton was first found in Northumberland where this royal family claim direct descent from Seawald, and through him, from Ida, the Saxon King of Northumberland in the eighth century. 1
The Sitwells of the north have been seated at Barmoor Castle in Northumberland since 1791 when it was acquired by inheritance by Francis Hurt Sitwell. Some people believe that Sidwell, Latin (Sativola) was a virgin saint from the English county of Devon and was possibly of Brythonic or Anglo-Saxon origin. Sidwell was an ancient personal name and a church at Exeter is dedicated to St. Sidwell. 1
Early History of the Sitton family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sitton research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1601, 1626, 1653, 1667, 1728, 1753, 1769, 1777, 1793, 1797, 1808, 1811, 1820, 1853, 1862, 1890, 1927 and 1946 are included under the topic Early Sitton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Sitton Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sittwell, Sitwell, Sithwell, Sidwell, Sidewell and others.
Early Notables of the Sitton family
Distinguished members of the family include Francis Sitwell of Barmoor Castle; and George Sitwell (1601-1667), English landowner and ironmaster from Eckington in Derbyshire, he built Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire in 1626, later he would become High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1653.
Sir Sitwell Sitwell, 1st Baronet (1769-1811) was a British politician and landowner. he...
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Sitton Ranking
In the United States, the name Sitton is the 8,881st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
Sitton migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Sitton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- John Sitton, who arrived in New York in 1720 3
Sitton Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- William Sitton, aged 52, arrived in New York in 1909 aboard the ship "Merida" from Vera Cruz, Mexico 4
- John Sitton, aged 25, arrived in New York in 1919 from Buenos Aires, Argentina 4
- Theodorus C.F. Sitton, aged 39, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Noordam" from Rotterdam, Netherlands 4
- G. Sitton, aged 20, arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "St. Mihiel" from Cristobal, Canal Zone 4
Contemporary Notables of the name Sitton (post 1700) +
- Claude Fox Sitton (1925-2015), American Pulitzer Prize for Commentary award winning newspaper reporter and editor (1983)
- Charles E. Sitton (b. 1962), retired American basketball player
- Ryan Sitton, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 24th District, 2012 5
- Philip Sitton (b. 1774), American politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives, 1822 5
- Jo Bailey Sitton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004, 2008 5
- J. O. Sitton, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1860 5
- H. W. Sitton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924 5
- Dave Sitton, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Arizona 8th District, 2012 5
- John Sitton (b. 1959), English former professional footballer
Citations +
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html