Repton

See also: repton

English

Etymology

From Old English Hreopadūn.

Proper noun

Repton (countable and uncountable, plural Reptons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3026).
   2. A town in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
   3. A town in northern New South Wales, Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Repton is the 13495^th most common surname in England, belonging to 403 individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• pteron