Clopton

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Clapperton === Etymology === From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Clopton (countable and uncountable, plural Cloptons) A placename: A deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487). A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref TL0680). A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM224815). A census-designated place in Dale County, Alabama, United States. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Clopton is the 13976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2157 individuals. Clopton is most common among White (61.1%) and Black/African American (32.73%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clopton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.