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Fenton
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Finton
Etymology
From en enm Fenton, from en ang fenn fen, marsh + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɛn.tən/
en ɛntən 2
Proper noun
~ s
en place cc/England:
en hamlet par/Pidley cum Fenton dist/Huntingdonshire co/Cambridgeshire OS grid ref TL3279.
en village par/Hayton uauth/Cumberland co/Cumbria OS grid ref NY501560.
en village/and/cpar (without a council) in dist/South Kesteven co/Lincolnshire OS grid ref SK880509. Parish map (South Kesteven, Lincs)
en village/and/cpar in dist/West Lindsey co/Lincolnshire OS grid ref SK844767. Parish map (West Lindsey, Lincs)
en hamlet par/Doddington co/Northumberland, divided into East and West Fenton OS grid ref NT9733. List of United Kingdom locations: Fa-Fe#Fen
en hamlet par/Sturton le Steeple dist/Bassetlaw co/Nottinghamshire OS grid ref SK792248.
en town city/Stoke-on-Trent co/Staffordshire, one of the Potteries OS grid ref SJ897446. Ward map (Stoke-on-Trent)
en place c/USA:
en twp co/Whiteside County s/Illinois.
en city co/Kossuth County s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community co/Trigg County s/Kentucky.
en village par/Jefferson Davis Parish s/Louisiana.
en city/and/twp co/Genesee County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Murray County s/Minnesota.
en small city co/St. Louis County s/Missouri.
en town co/Broome County s/New York.
en comm south-east of city/Prince Albert p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Church Fenton Fenton's reagent Pidley cum Fenton
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fenton is the 2274th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16017 individuals. Fenton is most common among White (88.23%) individuals.
References
Middle English
Etymology
From enm ang fenn fen, marsh + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Proper noun
enm hapax enm habitational
Descendants
en Fenton Finton
yol Vinteen
References
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