Lenton
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See also: lenton
English
Etymology
The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Lenton (countable and uncountable, plural Lentons)
- A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).
- A suburban area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, with Old Lenton in the west and New Lenton in the east (OS grid ref SK5539).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lenton is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Lenton is most common among White (52.16%) and Black/African American (39.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lenton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 423.