Norton
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English
Etymology
From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.
Proper noun
Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons)
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
- A place in England:
- A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5582).
- A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4422).
- Synonym: Norton-on-Tees
- A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).
- A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884).
- A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).
- A village in Presteigne community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO3067).
- A civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- The Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A place in England:
- An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.
Derived terms
- Chipping Norton
- Cold Norton
- East Norton
- Hook Norton
- Kings Norton, King's Norton
- Mayer-Norton theorem
- Midsomer Norton
- Norton and Cuckney
- Norton Bridge
- Norton Canes
- Norton Conyers
- Norton County
- Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck
- Norton Fitzwarren
- Norton-juxta-Kempsey
- Norton-on-Tees
- Norton's dome
- Norton Shores
- Norton Sound
- Nortonville
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Norton is the 531st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,722 individuals. Norton is most common among White (87.84%) individuals.
Noun
Norton (plural Nortons)
- A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.
- A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.