| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | England and Scotland |
| Meaning | "middle"/"town" |
| Region of origin | Anglo-Saxon |
Middleton is a locational Anglo-Saxon surname originating from dozens of different settlements in England going by one of the pre-7th-century Old English variations of "middle" (such as midel) and "town" (such as tun). The earliest recorded examples of such hamlets date to 1086 and include Middeltone, Mideltuna, and Middeltune in such Derbyshire, Shropshire, Sussex, and Yorkshire. The surname "Mideltone" is recorded in Oxfordshire (1166), "Midilton" is noted in Arbroath, Scotland (1221) and "Middelton" is found in Yorkshire (1273).
Actors and entertainers surnamed Middleton
- Briana Middleton, American actress
- Clark Middleton (1957-2020), American actor
- Dan Middleton (born 1991), British YouTube personality
- Edwin Middleton (1865–1929), American film director
- Lindsey Middleton (born 1991), Canadian actress
- Margaret Yvonne Middleton (1922–2007), better known under her stage name Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian actress
- Qaasim Middleton (born 1995), American actor, singer and musician
- Ray Middleton (1907–1984), American singer and stage, TV and movie actor
- Tuppence Middleton (born 1987), English actress
Athletes surnamed Middleton
- Archibald Middleton (1876–1945), Australian rules footballer
- Arelle Middleton (born 2008), American Paralympic athlete
- Bay Middleton (1846–1892), British horseman
- Barry Middleton (born 1984), field hockey player for England and Great Britain
- Bonnor Middleton (1865–1913), South African cricketer
- Cecil Middleton (1911–1984), cricketer
- Darryl Middleton (born 1966), American-Spanish basketball player
- Derek Middleton (born 1934), English professional footballer
- Eilidh Middleton (born 1990), equestrian competitor from Scotland
- Frank Middleton (footballer) (1879–1943), English footballer
- Garry Middleton (1948–1994), Australian motorcycle racer
- Glenn Middleton (born 2000), Scottish footballer
- Graham Middleton (1950–2011), Australian Rules footballer
- Jacob Middleton (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
- Keynan Middleton (born 1993), American baseball player
- Khris Middleton (born 1991), American basketball player
- Lloyd Middleton, former Australian Rules footballer
- Safia Middleton-Patel (born 2004), Welsh footballer
- Sterling Middleton (born 1998), Canadian curler
Musicians surnamed Middleton
- Darren Middleton (born 1971), Australian lead guitarist for alternative rock band Powderfinger
- Hubert Stanley Middleton (1890–1959), cathedral organist
- Malcolm Middleton (born 1973), Scottish musician
- Max Middleton (born 1946), English composer and keyboardist
- Scott Middleton, Canadian musician, former guitarist of the hardcore punk band Cancer Bats
- Tim Middleton (born 1969), better known as DJ U-Neek, American hip-hop producer
- Tom Middleton (born 1971), British recording artist, music producer, remixer and DJ
Politicians surnamed Middleton
- Andrew C. Middleton (1824–1909), American politician in the state of New York
- Clyde Middleton (1928–2019), American politician in the state of Kentucky
- Lisa Middleton (born 1952), American politician
Writers surnamed Middleton
- Christopher Middleton (poet) (1926–2015), British poet and translator
- Edgar Middleton (1894–1939), British playwright and author
- Erasmus Middleton (1739–1805), English clergyman, author and editor
- Ian Middleton (1928–2007), New Zealand novelist
- O. E. Middleton (Osman Edward Middleton, 1925–2010), New Zealand short story writer
- Richard Barham Middleton (1882-1911), British author and poet
- Richard of Middleton (c. 1249 – c. 1308), Scholastic philosopher
- Sheena Booth Middleton (born 1947), better known as Sheena Blackhall, Scottish writer
- Stanley Middleton (1919–2009), British novelist
Disambiguation pages for persons surnamed Middleton
- Arthur Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Charles Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- David Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- George Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Henry Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- James Middleton (disambiguation), several people named James and Jim
- John Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Karen Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Peter Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- Thomas Middleton (disambiguation), several people
- William Middleton (disambiguation), several people
Other persons surnamed Middleton
- Ant Middleton (born 1980), former British soldier, adventurer and television presenter
- Audrey Valentine Middleton, birth name of Lee Everett Alkin or "Lady Lee" (1937-2022), British pop singer, psychic, spiritual healer
- Carole Middleton (born 1955), British businesswoman and mother of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- C. H. Middleton (Cecil Henry Middleton, 1886–1945), gardener, writer and radio broadcaster
- Colin Middleton (1910–1983), Irish artist and surrealist
- Conyers Middleton (1683–1750), an English clergyman
- Edward Middleton (1810–1883), US Navy Rear Admiral
- Elizabeth Smith Middleton (1814–1898), British-born Canadian social reformer
- Eva Middleton (1953–2018), Belizean disability rights activist
- Faith Middleton (born 1948), American radio journalist
- Frederick Dobson Middleton (1825–1898), Canadian militia leader
- Gerard V. Middleton (1931–2021), South African-born Canadian geologist and sedimentologist
- Humphrey Middleton, 16th-century English Protestant martyr
- Jenna Middleton, fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Joshua Middleton, comic book artist
- Kate Middleton, now Catherine, Princess of Wales (born 1982), wife of William, Prince of Wales
- Mary Middleton (1870–1911), British political activist
- Michael Middleton, British businessman, father of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- Nick Middleton (born 1960), English physical geographer
- Pippa Middleton (born 1983), English columnist and socialite, sister of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- R. Hunter Middleton (1898–1985), American book designer, painter, and type designer
- Robbie Middleton (1990–2011), American boy who was raped and torched on his eighth birthday, dying of complications 13 years later
- Ron Middleton (VC) (1916–1942), Australian Victoria Cross recipient
- Troy Houston Middleton (1889–1976), Lieutenant General during World War II
See also
- Baron Middleton, title in the British Peerage
- Earl of Middleton, title in the Peerage of Scotland
- Middleton family, the family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
- Myddelton
- Myddleton
- Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631), goldsmith, entrepreneur, drainer of Brading Harbour and developer of the New River, London
- Clan Middleton, Scottish clan
References
- "Surname: Middleton". surnamedb.com. 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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