Shenton

From the name of the River Sence, which is from Old English sċenċ (“drinking cup”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Shenton (countable and uncountable, plural Shentons)

1. A hamlet in Sutton Cheney parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3800).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shenton is the 39887^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Shenton is most common among White (96.36%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shenton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Hentons, non-hets