Ditton
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Deighton.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ditton (countable and uncountable, plural Dittons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ditton is the 52619th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 394 individuals. Ditton is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ditton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.
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