Dunton

English

Etymology

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Dunton (countable and uncountable, plural Duntons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2344).
   2. A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP822241).
   3. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF879303).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Dunton Bassett
• Dunton Green
• Dunton Wayletts

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunton is the 10215^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3155 individuals. Dunton is most common among White (82.95%) and Black/African American (10.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.

Anagrams

• dunnot