Staunton
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English
Etymology
From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
Staunton (countable and uncountable, plural Stauntons)
- A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
- A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).
- A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England; the local village is named Staunton in the Vale.
- An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Staunton is the 25833rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 953 individuals. Staunton is most common among White (81.53%) and Black/African American (14.17%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staunton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.