Malton
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English
Etymology
Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.
Proper noun
Malton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7871).
- A hamlet in Lanchester parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1846).
- A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
- A former settlement in Glenn County, California, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Malton is the 125282nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137 individuals. Malton is most common among White (78.1%) and Black/African American (10.22%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 501.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Proper noun
Malton
- accusative of Malto