Ecton
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Ecca + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Ecton (countable and uncountable, plural Ectons)
- A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, east of Northampton, and previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8263).
- A hamlet in Wetton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0958).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ecton is the 49365th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 426 individuals. Ecton is most common among White (81.22%) and Black/African American (16.2%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ecton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN