Periton

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Periton (countable and uncountable, plural Peritons)

1. A suburb of Minehead, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref SS9545).
2. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Periton is the 67242^nd most common surname in England, belonging to 35 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Periton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears