| ![Show Contents]() Luton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Luton familyThe surname Luton was first found in Bedfordshire, at Luton, once home of Luton Castle, a 12th-century castle, a timber motte-and-bailey structure built in 1139 but demolished in 1154. An excavation in 2002, revealed a steep ditch. Today Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, but in the area Paleolithic encampments (about 250,000 years old) have been found. About the 6th century, it was a Saxon outpost on the River Lea. Luton is recorded in the Domesday Book 1 as Loitone and also as Lintone. One of the first records of the family was Osbert de Luton who was registered in the Curia Regis Rolls for Cornwall in 1206. Later, Roger Luton was recorded in 1253. 2 In Lancashire, John de Luyton was rector of the church of St. Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire in 1343. 3 Early History of the Luton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Luton research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1206, 1238, 1240 and 1253 are included under the topic Early Luton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Luton Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Luton, Luthon, Leuton, Leueton, Lewton, Louton and many more. Early Notables of the Luton familyDistinguished members of the family include - Roger Luton, a landholder, Bedfordshire
Luton RankingIn the United States, the name Luton is the 14,561st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4
 Luton migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Luton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Luton, who settled in Virginia in 1675
Luton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John W. Luton, who arrived in Montana in 1893
- Cherry Luton, aged 0, who landed in America, in 1894
- Ethelbert Luton, aged 1, who settled in America, in 1894
- Mrs. C.A. Luton, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Luton Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- John Luton, aged 10, who landed in America from Wales, in 1902
- Ann Luton, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States, in 1902
- Ann Luton, aged 50, who landed in America from Wales, in 1902
- Lena Luton, aged 27, who immigrated to America, in 1905
- Arthur William Luton, aged 26, who settled in America from Bath, England, in 1922
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Luton migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Luton Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Thomas Luton, who was on record in the census of Ontario of 1871
| Contemporary Notables of the name Luton (post 1700) | + |
- Jake Luton (b. 1996), American NFL football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
- George Luton, American politician, Candidate for Circuit Judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899 5
- Dan Luton, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1972 5
- Daniel Luton (1821-1901), Canadian farmer and politician who represented Elgin East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871
- Major-General Robert Marsden Luton (b. 1890), Director Medical Services Canadian Military Headquarters, England (1939-1946) 6
- Luton George Kieshawn Shelton (1985-2021), Jamaican professional footballer who played as a striker or winger; he died at the age of 35 from complications of ALS
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 'Townships: Scarisbrick', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 265-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp265-276 [accessed 21 January 2017].
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, September 27) Robert Luton. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Luton/Robert_Marsden/Canada.html
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