Crompton
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Habitational surname from a settlement in Greater Manchester, from Old English crumbe (“river bend”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun edit
Crompton (countable and uncountable, plural Cromptons)
- A surname from Old English.
- A community in the town of West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States.
Related terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Crompton is the 14215th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2111 individuals. Crompton is most common among White (91.52%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crompton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.
Etymology 2 edit
Named for the installed Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment.
Noun edit
Crompton (plural Cromptons)