# Stanton (surname)

Stanton is an English toponymic surname (habitational surname).

## Etymology and history

The name Stanton is derived from Old English term "stan" "stone" and "tun" "enclosure" or "settlement". Many places took on the name Stanton, like Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, and Stanton Drew in Somerset, close to the Neolithic Stanton Drew stone circles.
Many variants of the spellings, Stanton, Stainton, Stinton or Staunton, are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD, and the surname can be found in England, Scotland, Ireland and their diaspora, which includes America.

## Notable people with Stanton surname

Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrew Stanton (born 1965), animated film director and producer
* Andy Stanton (born 1973), British children's author (Mr Gum)
* Barry Stanton (musician) (1941–2018), Australian rock and roll singer
* Brandon Stanton (born 1984), American blogger, photographer, Founder Humans of New York (2010)
* Brent Stanton (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
* Charles Stanton (1873–1946), Independent Labour Party United Kingdom MP
* Charles E. Stanton (1858–1933) United States Army officer
* Charles H. Stanton (1838–1913), American farmer and politician
* Christine Stanton (born 1959), Australian high jumper
* David Stanton (politician) (born 1957), Irish politician
* David Stanton (priest) (born 1960), British priest, Archdeacon of Westminster
* David L. Stanton, American Civil War general
* Dave Stanton, American motorcycle racer
* Drew Stanton (born 1984), American football player
* Edwin M. Stanton (1814–1869), US Secretary of War during Civil War
* Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902), 19th-century women's rights leader
* Elizabeth Stanton (television host) (born 1995), American television host
* Eric Stanton (1926–1999), US graphic artist
* Frank Stanton (executive) (1908–2006), CBS TV executive
* Frank Stanton (rugby league) (born 1940), rugby league footballer and coach
* Frank Lebby Stanton (1857–1927), American lyricist
* Frederick Perry Stanton (1814–1894), American politician in the 19th century
* Frederick Stanton (aviator) (1895–1979), World War I flying ace
* Giancarlo Stanton (born 1989), Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees
* Greg Stanton (born 1970), Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona
* Harry Dean Stanton (1926–2017), American actor
* Henry Stanton (Oz), character in the HBO drama Oz
* Henry Stanton (soldier) (c. 1796 – 1856), U.S. brevet brigadier general
* Henry Brewster Stanton (1805–1887), anti-slavery activist
* Henry Throop Stanton (1834–1899), American poet
* John Aloysius Stanton (1857–1929), American painter, educator
* Johnny Stanton (born 1994), American football player
* Karen Stanton, British historian and academic
* Kathy Stanton, Irish Republican
* Martin Walter Stanton (1897–1977), American Catholic bishop
* Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher) (born 1967), Major League Baseball player, member of the 1998–2000 World Champion New York Yankees
* Mike Stanton (right-handed pitcher) (born 1952), former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Molly Stanton (born 1980), American actress
* Noel Stanton (1926–2009), founder of the Jesus Army
* Pat Stanton (born 1944), Scottish association football player
* Phoebe Stanton (1914–2003) American architectural historian, urban planner, and professor.
* Philip Stanton (born 1962), American artist and author based in Barcelona, Spain.
* Reverend Father Stanton (1880–1937), Canadian football coach and missionary
* Richard Henry Stanton (1812–1891), Congressman from Kentucky
* Robert Brewster Stanton (1846–1922), United States civil and mining engineer
* Robert L. Stanton (1810–1885), Presbyterian minister and academic administrator
* Sam Stanton, Scottish footballer
* Stephen Stanton, American voice actor
* Susan Stanton (born 1959), city manager of Largo, Florida
* Thomas Stanton (1616?–1677), early settler of Hartford, Connecticut and co-founder of Stonington, Connecticut
* Thomas Stanton (Medal of Honor) (1869–1950), United States Navy sailor and recipient of the Medal of Honor
* Sir Thomas Ernest Stanton (1865-1931), British engineer
* Tom Stanton (footballer) (born 1948), Scottish footballer
* Will Stanton (actor) (1885–1969), American character actor