Laughton
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English lēac (“leek”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editLaughton (countable and uncountable, plural Laughtons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish of Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ501131).
- A village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP660891).
- A hamlet in Aslackby and Laughton parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF081073).
- A village and civil parish of West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK849972).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Laughton is the 24325th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1031 individuals. Laughton is most common among White (86.91%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 403.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in East Sussex, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in East Sussex, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Leicestershire, England
- en:Places in Leicestershire, England
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English