Manton

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Various origins:

  • In general, from Old English ġemǣne (common, shared) + tūn (enclosure; settlement).
  • In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (sand, chalk) + tūn (enclosure; settlement).
  • The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin (descendant of Manntán), a nickname derived from a diminutive of mantach (toothless).

Proper noun

Manton (countable and uncountable, plural Mantons)

  1. An outer rural locality, a suburb of Darwin, in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
  2. A village and civil parish of North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9302).
  3. A former mining village, a suburb southeast of the town of Worksop, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5978).
  4. A village in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8804).
  5. A village, a suburb of the town of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1768).
  6. A census-designated place in Tehama County and Shasta County, California, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Kentucky, United States.
  8. A city in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
  9. A neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
  10. A habitational surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Manton is the 27678th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 869 individuals. Manton is most common among White (89.64%) individuals.

Further reading

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