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Kirton
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Kerton
Etymology
From en ang ċiriċe church + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town. en Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to en non - influence.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɜːtn̩/ RP
en /ˈkɝtn̩/ [ˈkɝʔn̩] GA
en curtain<aa:fern-fir-fur>
en ɜː(ɹ)tən 2
Proper noun
~ s
en village/and/civil parish in bor/Boston co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TF3038.
en village co/Nottinghamshire cc/England.
en village near town/Felixstowe in dist/East Suffolk co/Suffolk cc/England OS grid ref TM2739.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Kirton in Lindsey
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirton is the 16150th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1791 individuals. Kirton is most common among White (49.19%) and Black/African American (41.49%) individuals.
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