Fenton

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Fenton (countable and uncountable, plural Fentons)

  1. A placename:
    1. A hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL319817).
    2. A village in Hayton parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY501560).
    3. A village in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK880509).
    4. A village and civil parish of West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK844767).
    5. A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK792248).
    6. A town in Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ897446).
    7. A city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.
    8. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States.
    9. A village in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States.
    10. A city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
    11. A municipality of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
    12. A town in Broome County, New York, United States.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fenton is the 2274th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16017 individuals. Fenton is most common among White (88.23%) individuals.

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Fenton

  1. (hapax) a habitutional surname

Descendants

  • English: Fenton, Finton
  • Yola: Vinteen

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