Bampton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English bēam (“beam, tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Bampton (countable and uncountable, plural Bamptons) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5118). A small town and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9522). A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3103). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bampton is the 6046th most common surname in England, belonging to 1150 individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bampton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93. Forebears