Denton

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See also: denton and dentón

English

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Etymology

From Old English denu (“valley, den”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Denton (countable and uncountable, plural Dentons)

  1. (uncountable) A number of places in England:
    1. A hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).
    2. A village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2118). [1]
    3. A village in Newhaven parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4502).
    4. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9295).
    5. A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2147).
    6. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8632). [2]
    7. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2788). [3]
    8. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP8357). [4]
    9. A hamlet and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1448). [5]
    10. A hamlet in Cuddesdon and Denton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5902).
  2. (uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
    2. A city in Doniphan County, Kansas
    3. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky.
    4. A town, the county seat of Caroline County, Maryland.
    5. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
    6. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
    7. A town in Fergus County, Montana.
    8. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
    9. A town in Davidson County, North Carolina.
    10. A city, the county seat of Denton County, Texas.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.
  4. A male given name transferred from the place name.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Denton is the 1268th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27742 individuals. Denton is most common among White (85.74%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Co. Durham)
  2. ^ Parish map (Lincolnshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Norfolk)
  4. ^ Parish map (Northamptonshire)
  5. ^ Parish map (North Yorkshire)

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