Staunton

English

Etymology

From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Staunton (countable and uncountable, plural Stauntons)

  1. A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829). [1]
  2. A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).
  3. A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, the local village is named Staunton in the Vale. [2]
  4. An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Staunton is the 25833rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 953 individuals. Staunton is most common among White (81.53%) and Black/African American (14.17%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Gloucestershire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Nottinghamshire)
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