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Kenton
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English
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Etymology
From either the en ang - personal name ang Cena or ang cyne- royal + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɛn.tən/
en ɛntən 2
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en number of places cc/England:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Teignbridge co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SX9583. Parish map (Devon)
en suburban area in the lbor/Brent and lbor/Harrow co/Greater London; Kenton Road forms the boundary between boroughs OS grid ref TQ1788. Ward map (Brent); Harrow has two wards
en village/and/cpar in dist/Mid Suffolk co/Suffolk OS grid ref TM1965. Parish map (Suffolk)
en suburb in the city:pref/Newcastle upon Tyne co/Tyne and Wear OS grid ref NZ2267. Ward map (Newcastle)
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Kent County s/Delaware.
en unincorporated community co/Houghton County s/Michigan.
en city/county seat co/Hardin County s/Ohio.
en CDP co/Cimarron County s/Oklahoma.
en town co/Gibson County s/Tennessee.
en countable en habitational Old English.
en countable en male surnames.
Derived terms
en Kenton Bank Foot Kenton County
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kenton is the 18198th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1529 individuals. Kenton is most common among White (69.91%) and Black/African American (14.85%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en eknnot nekton
en 2-syllable words