origins of the name linton
Last name origin & meaning: Scottish, northern Irish, and English: habitational name from any of the numerous places so called, found in the Scottish Borders and in various parts of England.The second element is in all cases Old English tÅ«n âenclosureâ, âsettlementâ.ast name origin & meaning: Scottish, northern Irish, and English: habitational name from any of the numerous places so called, found in the Scottish Borders and in various parts of England.