Girton

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Girten === Etymology === From Old English grēot (“gravel”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Girton (countable and uncountable, plural Girtons) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262). A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8266). (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Girton College, Cambridge. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Girton is the 16926th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1681 individuals. Girton is most common among White (85.78%) and Black/African American (10.95%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Girton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47. === Anagrams === Tignor, orting, roting, trigon