Linton

English

Etymology

From either Old English līn (“flax”) or lind (“lime tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Linton (countable and uncountable, plural Lintons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5646).
      2. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2716).
      3. A village and civil parish near Bromyard, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6753).
      4. A village and civil parish near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6525).
      5. A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2691).
      6. A village in Collingham parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3847).
   2. A town in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.
   3. A rural locality and military camp south of Palmerston North, New Zealand.
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Georgia.
      2. A city in Greene County, Indiana.
      3. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky.
      4. A small city, the county seat of Emmons County, North Dakota.
      5. An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• East Linton
• lintonite
• Linton-on-Ouse

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Linton is the 2524^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14354 individuals. Linton is most common among White (69.16%) and Black/African American (23.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 443.