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Staunton
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English
Etymology
From en ang stān stone + ang tūn enclosure; town, settlement. Compare en Stanton, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
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en village/and/cpar next to vill/Corse dist/Forest of Dean co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO7829. Parish map (Gloucestershire)
en village par/Staunton Coleford dist/Forest of Dean co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref SO5412.
en cpar (without a council) in dist/Newark and Sherwood co/Nottinghamshire cc/England the local village is named vill/Staunton in the Vale. Parish map (Nottinghamshire)
en independent city/county seat co/Augusta County s/Virginia c/USA.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Staunton Coleford Staunton Gambit Staunton Harold Stauntonian Staunton in the Vale Staunton piece
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Staunton is the 25833rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 953 individuals. Staunton is most common among White (81.53%) and Black/African American (14.17%) individuals.
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