Belton

Belton

English

Etymology

From an unexplained first element + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Belton (countable and uncountable, plural Beltons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A community in Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
   2. A small village and civil parish of North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4420).
   3. A village in Belton and Manthorpe civil parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9338).
   4. A village in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE7806).
   5. A village in Belton with Browston civil parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4802).
   6. An unincorporatedcommunity in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
   7. A city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
   8. The former name of an unincorporatedcommunity and CDP in eastern Flathead County, Montana, United States, now known as West Glacier.
   9. A city in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.
   10. A city, the county seat of Bell County, Texas, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Belton is the 3939^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9041 individuals. Belton is most common among Black/African American (62.06%) and White (30.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 134.

Anagrams

• Bolten