Garton

English

Etymology

From Old English gāra (“triangular plot of land”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Garton (countable and uncountable, plural Gartons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in East Garton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2635).
   2. A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which includes the village of Garton on the Wolds.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• East Garton
• Garton on the Wolds

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Garton is the 9493^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3425 individuals. Garton is most common among White (91.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.

Anagrams

• Graton, tangor