Meaning: Settlement on a Roman road; from Old English straet (paved Roman road, from Latin strata via: paved way) + tun (settlement, estate)High
In 30 seconds: An Old English place-name meaning 'settlement on a Roman road,' from straet (paved road) and tun (settlement). A strong, confident surname name with an interesting Roman-infrastructure etymology.
Stratton comes from Old English straet (a paved Roman road, from Latin strata via: paved way) and tun (settlement). Several English villages bear this name. As a given name it follows the English place-name-to-surname-to-first-name trajectory.
Stratton has appeared in U.S. boys' data as a distinctive surname name in the 2010s–2020s. Its 2024 ranking of #2356 reflects modest use.
Did you know? Old English straet (paved Roman road) gives modern English the word 'street' — so Stratton literally means 'settlement on a street,' making every town called Stratton in England a reminder that Roman roads were so remarkable they shaped place names for 2,000 years.
