Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ACTON
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Saxon. Local) The oak-town or oak-hill--the name of a town in Middlesex, England, whence the name is derived.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ACTON. The Gazetteer mentions fifteen parishes or townsliips so called, and there are many other minor localities. The Actons of Acton, in Ontbersley, co. Worcester, are said to haA'e been settled there in Saxon limes. They were certainly there temp. Henry III,
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English