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Clapton
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Clapperton
Etymology
From en enm Clopton, from en ang *clopp rock, hill + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈklæptən/ US,UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Clapton.wav UK
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en suburban area city/London in the lbor/Hackney co/Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), OS grid ref TQ3486. Ward map (Hackney)
en Ace Feat. Smino & Saba Room 25 Noname https://nonameraps.bandcamp.com/album/room-25 2018 I'm roll on track, I'm in this field / I'm shot, you put me in my feels / She made it clap clap clap clappity-clap out in Clapton
en hamlet par/Hungerford dist/West Berkshire co/Berkshire cc/England OS grid ref SU3870.
en village/and/cpar in dist/Cotswold co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SP1617. Parish map (Gloucestershire)
en Clapton-on-the-Hill
en village par/Ston Easton co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/Mendip OS grid ref ST6453.
en village par/West Crewkerne co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/South Somerset OS grid ref ST4106.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Clapton in Gordano
en Clapton-on-the-Hill
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Clapton is the 7212th most common surname in England, belonging to 912 individuals.
References
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