Settlement on a bluff or ridge
Derived from Old English elements 'hoh' (a spur of land or ridge) and 'tun' (enclosure or settlement). It originally served as a common English surname for families living in various villages of the same name across Northern England and Scotland.
Less common today
Hutton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,178 in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Writer and public figure
Scottish geologist known as the father of modern geology
A character in the film 'The Last of the Mohicans' · The Last of the Mohicans
