Stoughton
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling”) tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Stockton.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Stoughton (countable and uncountable, plural Stoughtons)
- A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK638490).
- A suburb of Guildford, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU980015).
- A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU802114).
- A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stoughton is the 16359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1761 individuals. Stoughton is most common among White (96.42%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stoughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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