Stanton

English

Proper noun

Stanton

1. Any of several placenames in England from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
   1. A village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, south-east of Burton upon Trent (OS grid ref SK2620).
   2. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0634).
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Orange County, California.
   2. A home rule city, the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky.
   3. A small city, the county seat of Montcalm County, Michigan.
   4. A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska.
   5. A small city, the county seat of Mercer County, North Dakota.
   6. A city, the county seat of Martin County, Texas.
3. A habitational surname from either of these places
4. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Longstanton
• Stanton by Dale
• Stanton County
• Stantonesque
• Stanton Gate
• Stantonian
• Stanton-on-the-Wolds

Anagrams

• Tantons