Hambleton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæm.bəl.tən/ === Proper noun === Hambleton (countable and uncountable, plural Hambletons) (uncountable) A place in England: A former local government district in North Yorkshire, created 1 April 1974 and abolished 1 April 2023. A village and civil parish in Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3742). A hamlet in Bolton Abbey parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0553). A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5530). A hamlet in Cold Kirby parish, previously in Ryedale district and Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5283). A village and civil parish on a peninsula in Rutland Water, Rutland (OS grid ref SK9007). The village is also known as Upper Hambleton, the name used on OS maps. A small town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hambleton is the 17229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1644 individuals. Hambleton is most common among White (92.27%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hambleton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.