Staunton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology. === Proper noun === Staunton (countable and uncountable, plural Stauntons) A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829). A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412). A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, the local village is named Staunton in the Vale. An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Staunton is the 25833rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 953 individuals. Staunton is most common among White (81.53%) and Black/African American (14.17%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staunton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.