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Sancton
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Sandtona in the Pipe rolls, the placename derives from en ang sand sand + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town. The first part of the name arose through popular association with en ang sanct saint.
Proper noun
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en village/and/cpar in the co/East Riding of Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE901392.
en habitational Old English.
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sancton is the 331838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 50 individuals.
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