Dunton

English

Etymology

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Dunton (countable and uncountable, plural Duntons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2344). [1]
    2. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP822241). [2]
    3. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF879303). [3]
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunton is the 10215th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3155 individuals. Dunton is most common among White (82.95%) and Black/African American (10.62%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Bedfordshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Norfolk)

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