Fenton
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Finton
Etymology
editFrom Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editFenton (countable and uncountable, plural Fentons)
- A placename:
- A hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL319817).
- A village in Hayton parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY501560).
- A village in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK880509).
- A village and civil parish of West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK844767).
- A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK792248).
- A town in Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ897446).
- A city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States.
- A village in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- A city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
- A municipality of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
- A town in Broome County, New York, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fenton is the 2274th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16017 individuals. Fenton is most common among White (88.23%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fenton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564.
Middle English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editFenton
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “Fenton”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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