Sutton comes from a common English surname meaning "southern settlement" or "south town" — from the Old English sūth (south) and tūn (settlement, town). Many English villages are named Sutton.
Sutton entered the U.S. top 1000 as a girl's name in 2007 and has been climbing steadily. The actress Sutton Foster, two-time Tony Award winner, is a prominent bearer. Today the name sits in the U.S. top 500 for girls.
Sutton reduces to seven — the number of settled inquiry.