Lenton
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See also: lenton
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun[edit]
Lenton (countable and uncountable, plural Lentons)
- A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).
- A suburban area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, with Old Lenton in the west and New Lenton in the east (OS grid ref SK5539).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lenton is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Lenton is most common among White (52.16%) and Black/African American (39.38%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lenton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 423.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Suburbs in Nottinghamshire, England
- en:Places in Nottinghamshire, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English