Clapton

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Clapperton === Etymology === From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === (US, UK) IPA(key): /ˈklæptən/ === Proper noun === Clapton (countable and uncountable, plural Claptons) (uncountable) A placename: A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486). A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3870). A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617). Synonym: Clapton-on-the-Hill A village in Ston Easton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6453). A village in West Crewkerne parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4106). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== Clapton in Gordano Clapton-on-the-Hill ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Clapton is the 7212th most common surname in England, belonging to 912 individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clapton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341. Forebears