Enstone

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Enna + stān (“stone”), from a standing stone which was part of ancient neolithic tomb.

Proper noun

Enstone (countable and uncountable, plural Enstones)

1. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3724).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Church Enstone
• Enstone Aerodrome
• Enstone Airfield
• Enstone Field
• Enstone Parish
• Enstone Village
• Neat Enstone
• Parish of Enstone
• RAF Enstone
• Village of Enstone

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Enstone is the 18261^st most common surname in England, belonging to 261 individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Enstone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
• Forebears