Gratton
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English grēat (“great”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editGratton (countable and uncountable, plural Grattons)
- A civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK205061).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gratton is the 13588th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2231 individuals. Gratton is most common among White (87.4%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gratton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 77.