Lupton

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hluppa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Lupton (countable and uncountable, plural Luptons)

1. A village and civil parish of South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5581).
2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States.
3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lupton is the 11560^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2719 individuals. Lupton is most common among White (92.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lupton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 475.

Anagrams

• pluton, pulton