Crichton

English

Alternative forms

• Creighton, Crighton

Etymology

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaɪ̯tən/

Proper noun

Crichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons)

1. A placename
   1. A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NT384619).
   2. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from places.

Derived terms

• crichtonite

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crichton is the 15777^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1847 individuals. Crichton is most common among White (82.62%) individuals.

See also

• Crich

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crichton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.