Clopton
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Clapperton
Etymology
From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Clopton (countable and uncountable, plural Cloptons)
- A placename:
- A deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487).
- A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref TL0680).
- A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM224815).
- A census-designated place in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Clopton is the 13976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2157 individuals. Clopton is most common among White (61.1%) and Black/African American (32.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clopton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.
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