Dunton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Dunton (countable and uncountable, plural Duntons) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2344). A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP822241). A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF879303). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunton is the 10215th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3155 individuals. Dunton is most common among White (82.95%) and Black/African American (10.62%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500. === Anagrams === dunnot