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acknowledge the source of any information used from these pages. Origin / History of the Barton Name This ancient and distinguished surname is thought to be of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is either a topographical name deriving from the Olde English "bere", barley, and "tun", enclosure. Appearing as "Barton" in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, dated 942, and as "Bertone" in the Domesday Book of 1086, or a local name from any of the various places named with the above elements. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Aelfric aet Bertune, which was dated 1015, in the "Anglo-Saxon Name Register", during the reign of Ethelred the Unready, 978 - 1016. Coat of Arms / Crest
The following is the description of the Barton Coat Of Arms, as listed in Burkes
General Armory in the College of Arms
Argent (silver or white in color), three boars' heads couped (cut smooth at the
base of the neck) sable (black in color), armed argent (tusk showing, white in
color). The Crest bears a boars' head couped (cut smooth at the base of
the neck) gules (red in color). The primary colors are Argent (silver in color)
and sable (black). The Motto 'Fide Et Fortitude, meaning 'By or With Faith
and Courage'. Click on Surname to go to the Family Sheet
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