Ditton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Deighton. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪtən/ === Proper noun === Ditton (countable and uncountable, plural Dittons) (uncountable) A placename: A suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4885). A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7158). A suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9978). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ditton is the 52619th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 394 individuals. Ditton is most common among White (95.69%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ditton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.