Felton

English

Etymology

From Old English feld (“field”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Felton (countable and uncountable, plural Feltons)

1. (uncountable) A common placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5748).
   2. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1800).
   3. A village in Winford parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5265).
   4. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
   5. A town in Kent County, Delaware, United States.
   6. A city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
   7. A borough of York County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• West Felton

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Felton is the 2266^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16044 individuals. Felton is most common among White (49.01%) and Black/African American (45.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Felton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.

Anagrams

• Teflon, teflon