Sancton

English

Etymology

Recorded as Sandtona in the Pipe rolls, the placename derives from Old English sand (“sand”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The first part of the name arose through popular association with Old English sanct (“saint”).

Proper noun

Sancton (countable and uncountable, plural Sanctons)

1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE901392).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sancton is the 331838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 50 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sancton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.