Chorlton

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”). ==== Proper noun ==== Chorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons) Ellipsis of Chorlton-on-Medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish. A village and former civil parish, now in Hough and Chorlton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250). A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of Chorlton Lane (OS grid ref SJ4547). A habitational surname from Old English. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Statistics ===== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals. === Etymology 2 === From Old English Ċēolfriþ (a male given name) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”). ==== Proper noun ==== Chorlton (countable and uncountable, plural Chorltons) Ellipsis of Chorlton-cum-Hardy: a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8193). A habitational surname from Old English. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Statistics ===== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chorlton is the 6715th most common surname in England, belonging to 1008 individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chorlton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331. === Anagrams === North Col