Grafton

English

Etymology

From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/

Proper noun

Grafton (countable and uncountable, plural Graftons)

1. Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:
   1. A village and civil parish of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO496493).
   2. A village, a district, a Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE416633).
   3. A hamlet in Grafton and Radcot parish, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2600).
   4. A hamlet in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ430189).
   5. A civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, England, which includes the settlements of East Grafton and West Grafton.
   6. A hamlet in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO987372).
   7. A city, the county seat of Walsh County, North Dakota, United States.
   8. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
   9. A city in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
2. An English dukedom.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grafton is the 9535^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3409 individuals. Grafton is most common among White (84.98%) and Black/African American (10.33%) individuals.

Derived terms

• Ardens Grafton
• Grafton County
• Grafton Flyford
• graftonite
• Grafton Regis
• Grafton Underwood
• Temple Grafton

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grafton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.