Malton

== English == === Etymology === Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held. === Proper noun === Malton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons) (uncountable) A placename: A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871). A hamlet in Lanchester parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1846). A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. A former settlement in Glenn County, California, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Malton is the 125282nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137 individuals. Malton is most common among White (78.1%) and Black/African American (10.22%) individuals. === References === Survey of English Place-Names === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 501. === Anagrams === Lamont, Tolman == Esperanto == === Proper noun === Malton accusative of Malto