Stanton is an English toponymic surname (habitational surname).

Etymology and history

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The name Stanton is derived from Old English term stan ‘stone’ and tun ‘enclosure’ or ‘settlement’. [1][2] Many places took on the name Stanton, like Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, and Stanton Drew in Somerset, close to the Neolithic Stanton Drew stone circles. [3]

Many variants of the spellings, Stanton, Stainton, Stinton or Staunton, are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD, and the surname can be found in England, Scotland, Ireland and their diaspora, which includes America.[3][2]

Notable people with Stanton surname

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Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ "Stanton Family Crest and History". houseofnames. January 2000. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  2. ^ a b "Stanton Name Meaning & Stanton Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  3. ^ a b "Stanton Last Name Origin". Surname Database. Retrieved 2013-12-28.