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Horton
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English
+ (surname)
Etymology
The majority of the English toponyms derive from en ang horh mud, slime + ang tūn enclosure; settlement. The village in Gloucestershire derives from en ang heorot stag, hart + ang tūn enclosure; settlement
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɔː.tən/ RP
en /ˈhɔɹ.tən/ [ˈɡɔɹɾn̩] [ˈɡɔɹʔn̩] GA
en ɔː(ɹ)tən 2
Proper noun
~ s
en town/and/locality region:Suf/Bundaberg s/Queensland c/Australia.
en township co/Renfrew County p/Ontario c/Canada.
en number of places cc/England:
en village/and/cpar in bor/Windsor and Maidenhead co/Berkshire OS grid ref TQ0175. Parish map (Berkshire)
en hamlet cpar/Ivinghoe dist/Aylesbury Vale co/Buckinghamshire OS grid ref SP9219.
en former cpar , in full, Horton by Malpas, now in cpar/Shocklach Oviatt and District bor/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire OS grid ref SJ4549; the local hamlet is en Horton Green.
en village/and/cpar in co/Dorset previously in dist/East Dorset OS grid ref SU0307. Parish map (Dorset)
en village/and/cpar in uauth/South Gloucestershire co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref ST7584. Parish map after merger with Little Sodbury, Gloucestershire
en village/and/cpar in dist/Ribble Valley co/Lancashire OS grid ref SD8550. Parish map (Lancashire)
en village par/Hackleton x/West Northamptonshire co/Northamptonshire previously in dist/South Northamptonshire OS grid ref SP8254.
en rural locality/and/former cpar , now in par/Blyth co/Northumberland formerly in bor/Blyth Valley OS grid ref NZ2779.
en Two <<settlements>>, East Horton and West Horton, in <<par/Chatton>>, <<co/Northumberland>> OS grid ref NU0230.
en hamlet/and/manor cpar/Wem Rural co/Shropshire.
en village/and/cpar in co/Somerset previously in dist/South Somerset OS grid ref ST3214. Parish map (Somerset)
en small village/and/cpar in dist/Staffordshire Moorlands co/Staffordshire OS grid ref SJ9457. Parish map (Staffordshire)
en hamlet cpar/Bishops Cannings co/Wiltshire OS grid ref SU0463.
en small village wcomm/Penrice southern pen:suf/Gower city/Swansea cc/Wales OS grid ref SS4785.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community co/Marshall County s/Alabama.
en ghost town co/Inyo County s/California.
en small city co/Brown County s/Kansas.
en ucomm co/Hubbard County s/Minnesota.
en ucomm co/Howell County s/Missouri.
en ucomm co/Vernon County s/Missouri.
en ucomm co/Lane County s/Oregon.
en ucomm co/Randolph County s/West Virginia.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Great Horton Horton Green Horton in Ribblesdale Horton Kirby Horton's syndrome Tim Hortons Hortonville Monks Horton Upper Horton
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Horton is the 367th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 85195 individuals. Horton is most common among White (69.99%) and Black/African American (24.3%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en hnoort Rhoton thoron