Norton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹtən/, [ˈnɔɹɾn̩], [ˈnɔɹʔn̩] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːtən/ === Proper noun === Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons) Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5582). A hamlet in Hartland parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS2625). A hamlet in Dartmouth parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8551). A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4422). Synonym: Norton-on-Tees A hamlet in South Heighton parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4701). A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8524). A suburban village in north-east Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2334). A settlement in Freshwater parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3489). A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6063). A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772). A hamlet in Culmington parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4681). A settlement in Stockton parish, east Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7200). A hamlet in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5609). A hamlet in Kewstoke parish, North Somerset, Somerset, just north of Weston-super-Mare (OS grid ref ST3463). A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5415). A southern suburb of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3682). A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9565). A suburb of Stourbridge, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO8982). A settlement in Aldingbourne parish, Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9206). A hamlet in Selsey parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SZ8695). A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884). A village in Norton and Lenchwick parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0447). A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751). A hamlet in Skenfrith community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4420). A village in Presteigne community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO3067). A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6618). A hamlet in Penrice community, City and County of Swansea (OS grid ref SS4986). A civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69. A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places. A male given name transferred from the surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Norton is the 531st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,722 individuals. Norton is most common among White (87.84%) individuals. === Noun === Norton (plural Nortons) A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer. A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.