Graftonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/

固有名詞

Grafton (countable and uncountable, plural Graftons)

1. Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493).
      2. A village in Marton cum Grafton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE416633).
      3. A hamlet in Grafton and Radcot parish, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2600).
      4. A hamlet in Pimhill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ430189).
      5. A civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, which includes the settlements of East Grafton and West Grafton.
      6. A hamlet in Beckford parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO987372).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A minor city in Jersey County, Illinois.
      2. An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
      3. A minor city in Worth County, Iowa.
      4. An unincorporated community in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
      5. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
         • 2026 August 21, Evan Walsh, “Grafton Police Department to deactivate Flock cameras”, in Community Advocate‎, archived from the original on 25 August 2026:

           "The Grafton Police Department has begun the process of deactivating all Flock devices amid growing concerns about the use of this technology in our community. This decision also comes in response to vandalism and theft involving these devices," he [Grafton Police Chief Neil Minardi] wrote.

      6. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
      7. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
      8. A town in Rensselaer County, New York.
      9. A city, the county seat of Walsh County, North Dakota.
      10. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
      11. A ghost town in Washington County, Utah.
      12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Vermont.
      13. An unincorporated community in York County, Virginia.
      14. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia.
      15. A village and town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
      16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Grafton Township.
   3. A place in Canada:
      1. A community in Northampton parish, Carleton County, New Brunswick.
      2. A rural community of Kings County, Nova Scotia.
      3. A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
   4. A coastal town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
   5. A city in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
   6. An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
2. An English dukedom.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grafton is the 9535 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3409 individuals. Grafton is most common among White (84.98%) and Black/African American (10.33%) individuals.

参照

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grafton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.