Gunton

== English == === Etymology === From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Gunton (countable and uncountable, plural Guntons) (uncountable) A placename: A railway station in Thorpe Market parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, named after Gunton Hall some distance away (OS grid ref TG2535). A northern suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5495). A community in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (countable) A habitational surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gunton is the 78821st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 242 individuals. Gunton is most common among White (91.74%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gunton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 102.