
origin
From Dictionary of American Family Names (©2013, Oxford University Press):
English: habitational name from any of the numerous places in northern England named Bolton, especially the one in Lancashire, from Old English boðl ‘dwelling’, ‘house’ (see Bold 2) + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
sources
links
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4fz/bolton1.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4fz/bolton2.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4fz/bolton3.php (membership required in order to view without interruption)
- https://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/zwrk/temp67.php#bolton1 (membership required in order to view without interruption)