Gatton

== English == === Alternative forms === Gatten === Etymology === Habitational surname for someone from Gatton, Surrey, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + tūn (“settlement”). === Proper noun === Gatton (countable and uncountable, plural Gattons) A surname from Old English. A small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2753). A rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gatton is the 15615th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1871 individuals. Gatton is most common among White (92.41%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gatton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.