Crafton

From Old English croh (“saffron”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Crafton (countable and uncountable, plural Craftons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Mentmore civil parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8919).
   2. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
   3. A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crafton is the 8173^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4056 individuals. Crafton is most common among White (82.99%) and Black/African American (12.03%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crafton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 380.

• Ancroft, fracton