Nettleton

English

Etymology

From Old English netele (“nettle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Nettleton (countable and uncountable, plural Nettletons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1000).
   2. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8278).
   3. An unincorporated community in Edwards County, Kansas, United States.
   4. A town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Missouri, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nettleton is the 14316^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2090 individuals. Nettleton is most common among White (94.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nettleton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 660.