Etymology

The surname Holton is of English origin, and was used to indicate the geographic location where a person had lived or owned land. Persons who used it were likely from towns of the same name in Lincolnshire, Oxford, and Somerset. The placenames are derived from , the first part has various meanings including "holt," which literally meant "forest", the second part is

Proper noun

2. Any of a number of places in the UK and the US.