Rushton

English

Etymology

From Old English risċ (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Rushton (countable and uncountable, plural Rushtons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5863).
   2. A village and civil parish in Kettering borough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8482).
   3. A civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, which includes the village of Rushton Spencer.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Rushton Grange
• Rushton James
• Rushton Spencer
• Rushton turbine

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rushton is the 7609^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4369 individuals. Rushton is most common among White (90.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rushton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Hurston, runs hot