Kenton

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Kenton (countable and uncountable, plural Kentons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9583).
      2. A suburban area in the borough of Brent and borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1788).
      3. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1965).
      4. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2267).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in Kent County, Delaware.
      2. An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
      3. A city, the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio.
      4. A census-designated place in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.
      5. A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Kenton Bank Foot
• Kenton County

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kenton is the 18198^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1529 individuals. Kenton is most common among White (69.91%) and Black/African American (14.85%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kenton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 294.

Anagrams

• nekton