Clopton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Clapperton

Etymology

From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Clopton (countable and uncountable, plural Cloptons)

1. A placename:
   1. A deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487).
   2. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref TL0680).
   3. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM224815).
   4. A census-designated place in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Clopton is the 13976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2157 individuals. Clopton is most common among White (61.1%) and Black/African American (32.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clopton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.