Maltonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Probably from 古期英語 mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.

固有名詞

Malton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871).
   2. A hamlet in Lanchester parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1846).
   3. A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A former settlement in Glenn County, California, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malton is the 125282 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137 individuals. Malton is most common among White (78.1%) and Black/African American (10.22%) individuals.

参照

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 501.

アナグラム

• Lamont, Tolman