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Gunton

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Etymology

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From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + Old English tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

Proper noun

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Gunton (countable and uncountable, plural Guntons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A railway station in Thorpe Market parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, named after Gunton Hall some distance away (OS grid ref TG2535).
    2. A northern suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5495).
    3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gunton is the 78821st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 242 individuals. Gunton is most common among White (91.74%) individuals.

Further reading

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