Barton (surname)

Origins and variants[]

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, Poland, 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.

People[]

Arts and entertainment[]

Anne Barton (actress) (1924–2000), American actress
Bernard Barton (1784–1849), English 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 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 English writer on Lollardy
John Barton (poet) (born 1957), Canadian poet
Margaret Barton (born 1926), British actress
Marmaduke Barton (1865–1938), English pianist
Mischa Barton (born 1986), UK-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 (Dropkick Murphys, Everybody Out!)
Robert Barton (actor) (born 1970), British actor
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), 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-born British 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), American engineer, businessman; Acting President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1998–99)
H. Arnold Barton (1920–2016), American historian
John Barton (1789–1852), British economist
Peter Barton (born 1955), British military historian
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
Joshua Barton (1792 – 1823). American politician
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) (1883-1958), 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 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
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
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
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[]

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, 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

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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