Murton

English

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”).

Proper noun

Murton (countable and uncountable, plural Murtons)

1. A small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7221).
2. A large village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3947).
3. A village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6452).
4. A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3270).
5. A village in Bishopston community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5888).
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murton is the 56444^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 362 individuals. Murton is most common among White (91.99%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Murton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 638.