Garton
English
Etymology
From Old English gāra (“triangular plot of land”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Garton (countable and uncountable, plural Gartons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in East Garton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2635).
- A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which includes the village of Garton on the Wolds.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- East Garton
- Garton on the Wolds
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garton is the 9493rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3425 individuals. Garton is most common among White (91.42%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.
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