Norton

English

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

Proper noun

Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons)

1. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
   1. A place in England:
      1. A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5582).
      2. A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4422).

         Synonym: Norton-on-Tees

      3. A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).
      4. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884).
      5. A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).
   2. A village in Presteigne community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO3067).
   3. A civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
   4. The Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
   5. A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.
   6. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
2. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.

Derived terms

• Chipping Norton
• Cold Norton
• East Norton
• Hook Norton
• Kings Norton, King's Norton
• Mayer-Norton theorem
• Midsomer Norton
• Norton and Cuckney
• Norton Bridge
• Norton Canes
• Norton Conyers
• Norton County
• Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck
• Norton Fitzwarren
• Norton-juxta-Kempsey
• Norton-on-Tees
• Norton's dome
• Norton Shores
• Norton Sound
• Nortonville

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Norton is the 531^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,722 individuals. Norton is most common among White (87.84%) individuals.

Noun

Norton (plural Nortons)

1. A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.
2. A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.