Crichton

== English == === Alternative forms === Creighton, Crighton === Etymology === From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/ === Proper noun === Crichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons) A placename: A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619). A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek, No. 77, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after James Crichton. A neighbourhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. A habitational surname from places. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Crichton is the 15777th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1847 individuals. Crichton is most common among White (82.62%) individuals. === See also === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crichton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.