Murton

English

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”).

Proper noun

Murton (countable and uncountable, plural Murtons)

  1. A small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7221). [1]
  2. A large village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3947). [2]
  3. A village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6452). [3]
  4. A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3270).
  5. A village in Bishopston community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5888).
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Murton is the 56444th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 362 individuals. Murton is most common among White (91.99%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cumbria)
  2. ^ Parish map (Co. Durham)
  3. ^ Parish map (York)
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