Eton

See also: eton

English

Etymology

From Old English *Ēatūn, from ea (river) + tun (town). See also the doublet Eaton.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiː.tən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈiː.ʔn̩/
  • Rhymes: -iːtən
  • Homophones: Eaton, eaten

Proper noun

Eton (countable and uncountable, plural Etons)

  1. A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775). [1]
  2. (UK) Ellipsis of Eton College, a prestigious public school for boys in Eton.
  3. A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Eton is the 231516th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81 individuals.

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