Bampton

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English

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Etymology

From Old English bēam (“beam, tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Bampton (countable and uncountable, plural Bamptons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5118).
    2. A small town and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9522)
    3. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3103).
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bampton is the 6046th most common surname in England, belonging to 1150 individuals.

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