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Manton
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Menton
Etymology
Various origins:
In general, from en ang ġemǣne common, shared + ang tūn enclosure; settlement.
In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from en ang mealm sand, chalk + ang tūn enclosure; settlement.
The surname can also be an Anglicized form of en ga Ó Manntáin descendant of Manntán, a nickname derived from a diminutive of ga mantach toothless.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en locality in the carea/Yass Valley south eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en outer rural locality/and/suburb city/Darwin in Litchfield Municipality, terr/Northern Territory c/Australia.
en village/and/cpar in uauth/North Lincolnshire co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref SE9302. Parish map (Lincolnshire)
en former mining village/suburb southeast of the town of town/Worksop dist/Bassetlaw co/Nottinghamshire cc/England OS grid ref SK5978.
en village/and/cpar in co/Rutland cc/England OS grid ref SK8804. Parish map (Rutland)
en village/and/suburb town:pref/Marlborough co/Wiltshire cc/England OS grid ref SU1768.
en census-designated place co/Tehama County and co/Shasta County s/California c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Washington County s/Kentucky c/USA.
en city co/Wexford County s/Michigan c/USA.
en neighborhood city/Providence s/Rhode Island c/USA.
en countable en habitational.
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.
References
en surnames from Irish surnames from Old English