Flax settlement or lime tree settlement
Derived from Old English, this surname-turned-first-name typically refers to a farmstead where flax was grown ('lin') or a settlement near lime trees ('lind'). It has a long history as a British place name and surname before its occasional use as a given name.
Less common today
Linton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,124 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The son of Isabella Linton and Heathcliff · Wuthering Heights
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