Fenton

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Finton === Etymology === From Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛn.tən/ Rhymes: -ɛntən === Proper noun === Fenton (countable and uncountable, plural Fentons) A place in England: A hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3279). A village in Hayton parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY501560). A village and civil parish (without a council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK880509). A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK844767). A hamlet in Doddington parish, Northumberland, divided into East and West Fenton (OS grid ref NT9733). A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK792248). A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ897446). A place in the United States: A township in Whiteside County, Illinois. A city in Kossuth County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky. A village in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. A city and township in Genesee County, Michigan. A township in Murray County, Minnesota. A small city in St. Louis County, Missouri. A town in Broome County, New York. A community south-east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Fenton is the 2274th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16017 individuals. Fenton is most common among White (88.23%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fenton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564. == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Fenton (hapax legomenon) a habitational surname ==== Descendants ==== English: Fenton, Finton Yola: Vinteen ==== References ==== “Fenton”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.