Whittonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Ultimately from the 古期英語 personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈwɪtən/

固有名詞

Whitton (countable and uncountable, plural Whittons)

1. (uncountable) A place in the United Kingdom:
   1. A suburb of Twickenham in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).
   2. A northern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1447).
   3. A small civil parish (served by Claydon and Whitton Parish Council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, north of the suburb in Ipswich.
   4. A village in Stillington and Whitton parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3822).
   5. A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4174).
   6. A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9024).
   7. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5772).
   8. A small village and community south of Knighton, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2767).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

派生語

• Stillington and Whitton

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitton is the 9940 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3246 individuals. Whitton is most common among White (92.48%) individuals.

参照

Further reading

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