Felton
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English
Etymology
From Old English feld (“field”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Felton (countable and uncountable, plural Feltons)
- (uncountable) A common placename:
- A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5748).
- A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1800).
- A village in Winford parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5265).
- A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
- A town in Kent County, Delaware, United States.
- A city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
- A borough of York County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Felton is the 2266th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16044 individuals. Felton is most common among White (49.01%) and Black/African American (45.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Felton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.