Singleton

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English shyngel (“shingle”) + toun (“town”). === Proper noun === Singleton (countable and uncountable, plural Singletons) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3838). A suburb in Great Chart with Singleton parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9841). A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8713). A town and local government area (Singleton Council) north-west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. An outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Singleton is the 622nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 54621 individuals. Singleton is most common among Black/African American (48.62%) and White (45.91%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Singleton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Noun === Singleton n (strong, genitive Singletons, plural Singletons) (software) singleton (software, design) singleton pattern ==== Related terms ==== multiton === Further reading === “Singleton” in Duden online