Staunton

English

Etymology

From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Staunton (countable and uncountable, plural Stauntons)

1. A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
2. A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).
3. A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England; the local village is named Staunton in the Vale.
4. An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Staunton Coleford
• Staunton Gambit
• Staunton Harold
• Stauntonian
• Staunton in the Vale
• Staunton piece

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Staunton is the 25833^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 953 individuals. Staunton is most common among White (81.53%) and Black/African American (14.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staunton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.