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Denton
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denton dentón
English
Etymology
From en ang denu valley, den + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɛn.tən/
en /ˈdɪn.tən/ [ˈdɪnʔn̩] pin-pen
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable en number of places cc/England:
en hamlet par/Denton and Caldecote dist/Huntingdonshire co/Cambridgeshire OS grid ref TL1587.
en village/and/cpar in bor/Darlington co/County Durham OS grid ref NZ2118. Parish map (Co. Durham)
en village par/Newhaven dist/Lewes co/East Sussex OS grid ref TQ4502.
en town metbor/Tameside co/Greater Manchester OS grid ref SJ9295. Ward map (Tameside)
en village par/Denton with Wootton dist/Dover co/Kent OS grid ref TR2147.
en village/and/cpar in dist/South Kesteven co/Lincolnshire OS grid ref SK8632. Parish map (Lincolnshire)
en village/and/cpar in dist/South Norfolk co/Norfolk OS grid ref TM2788. Parish map (Norfolk)
en village/and/cpar in dist/West Northamptonshire co/Northamptonshire OS grid ref SP8357. Parish map (Northamptonshire)
en hamlet/and/cpar in dist/Harrogate co/North Yorkshire OS grid ref SE1448. Parish map (North Yorkshire)
en hamlet par/Cuddesdon and Denton dist/South Oxfordshire co/Oxfordshire OS grid ref SP5902.
en uncountable en number of places c/USA:
en city co/Jeff Davis County s/Georgia.
en city co/Doniphan County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community co/Carter County s/Kentucky.
en town/county seat co/Caroline County s/Maryland.
en unincorporated community co/Johnson County s/Missouri.
en unincorporated community co/Pemiscot County s/Missouri.
en town co/Fergus County s/Montana.
en village co/Lancaster County s/Nebraska.
en town co/Davidson County s/North Carolina.
en city/county seat co/Denton County s/Texas.
en habitational Old English.
en male place names.
Derived terms
en Cuddesdon and Denton Denton and Caldecote Denton County Denton Holme Denton with Wootton Nether Denton Upper Denton
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Denton is the 1268th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27742 individuals. Denton is most common among White (85.74%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en dennot tendon