Linton

From either Old English līn (“flax”) or lind (“lime tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Linton (countable and uncountable, plural Lintons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5646).
   2. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2716).
   3. A village and civil parish near Bromyard, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6753).
   4. A village and civil parish near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6525).
   5. A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2691).
   6. A village in Collingham parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3847).
   7. A town in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.
   8. A rural locality and military camp south of Palmerston North, New Zealand. [1]
   9. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Georgia, United States.
   10. A city in Greene County, Indiana, United States.
   11. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States.
   12. A small city, the county seat of Emmons County, North Dakota, United States.
   13. An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Linton is the 2524^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14354 individuals. Linton is most common among White (69.16%) and Black/African American (23.6%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 443.