Enstone
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Enna + stān (“stone”), from a standing stone which was part of ancient neolithic tomb.
Proper noun
Enstone (countable and uncountable, plural Enstones)
- A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3724).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Church Enstone
- Enstone Aerodrome
- Enstone Airfield
- Enstone Field
- Enstone Parish
- Enstone Village
- Neat Enstone
- Parish of Enstone
- RAF Enstone
- Village of Enstone
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Enstone is the 18261st most common surname in England, belonging to 261 individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Enstone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
- Forebears
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