Whatton Family History
Whatton Name Meaning
from Whatton (Notts) which is recorded as Watone in 1086 or Long Whatton (Leics) which is recorded as Wacton about 1130 Watton in 1190 and Whatton in 125 The place-names probably derive from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’ though the Leics place-name may derive from Old English wacu ‘watch’ + tūn.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016