Denton

See also: denton and dentón

English

Etymology

From Old English denu (“valley, den”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛn.tən/
  • IPA^(key): /dɪn.tən/, [dɪnʔn̩]

Proper noun

Denton (countable and uncountable, plural Dentons)

1. (uncountable) A number of places in England:
   1. A hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).
   2. A village in Darlington borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2118).
   3. A village in Newhaven parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4502).
   4. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9295).
   5. A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2147).
   6. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8632).
   7. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2788).
   8. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP8357).
   9. A hamlet and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1448).
   10. A hamlet in Cuddesdon and Denton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5902).
2. (uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
   2. A city in Doniphan County, Kansas
   3. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky.
   4. A town, the county seat of Caroline County, Maryland.
   5. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
   6. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
   7. A town in Fergus County, Montana.
   8. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
   9. A town in Davidson County, North Carolina.
   10. A city, the county seat of Denton County, Texas.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.
4. A male given name transferred from the place name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Denton is the 1268^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27742 individuals. Denton is most common among White (85.74%) individuals.

Derived terms

• Cuddesdon and Denton
• Denton and Caldecote
• Denton County
• Denton Holme
• Denton with Wootton
• Upper Denton

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Denton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 442.

Anagrams

• tendon