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語源

From 中期英語 Drayton, from 古期英語 Drægtūn (literally “town where logs are dragged”), from draġan (“to draw, drag”) +‎ tūn (“enclosure, town”). Alternatively from Proto-Brythonic *treβ (“town, settlement”) + 古期英語 tūn.

発音

• IPA: /ˈdɹeɪ.tən/
• 韻: -eɪtən

固有名詞

Drayton (countable and uncountable, plural Draytons)

1. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:
   1. A suburban area of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU672860).
   2. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP830922).
   3. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG185135).
   4. A suburb of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5662).
   5. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4241).
   6. A village and civil parish near Abingdon, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire.
   7. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST404248).
   8. A hamlet in Chaddesley Corbett parish, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO906760).
   9. A locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
   10. A community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
   11. An unincorporated community in Dooly County, Georgia, United States.
   12. A city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
   13. An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drayton is the 4640 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7648 individuals. Drayton is most common among Black/African American (78.52%) and White (15.0%) individuals.

参照

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drayton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 487.

アナグラム

• tardyon