Norton

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English norþ (north) + tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

Proper noun

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Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons)

  1. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
    1. A place in England:
      1. A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5582).
      2. A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4422).
        Synonym: Norton-on-Tees
      3. A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).
      4. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884).
      5. A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).
    2. A village in Presteigne community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO3067).
    3. A civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    4. The Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
    5. A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.
    6. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
  2. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Norton is the 531st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,722 individuals. Norton is most common among White (87.84%) individuals.

Noun

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Norton (plural Nortons)

  1. A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.
  2. A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook.

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