Crafton

Crafton

English

Etymology

From Old English croh (“saffron”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Crafton (countable and uncountable, plural Craftons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Mentmore civil parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8919).
   2. An unincorporatedcommunity in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
   3. A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crafton is the 8173^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4056 individuals. Crafton is most common among White (82.99%) and Black/African American (12.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crafton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 380.

Anagrams

• Ancroft, fracton