Eton
See also: eton
English
Etymology
From Old English Eatun, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eton (countable and uncountable, plural Etons)
- A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).
- (UK) Ellipsis of Eton College; a prestigious public school for boys in Eton.
- A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Eton is the 231516th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81 individuals.
See also
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 539.
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