Malton

English

Etymology

Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.

Proper noun

Malton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7871).
   2. A hamlet in Lanchester parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1846).
   3. A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A former settlement in Glenn County, California, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malton is the 125282^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137 individuals. Malton is most common among White (78.1%) and Black/African American (10.22%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 501.

Anagrams

• Lamont, Tolman

Esperanto

Proper noun

Malton

1. accusative of Malto