Crichton

• Creighton, Crighton

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaɪ̯tən/

Crichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons)

1. A placename
   1. A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NT384619).
   2. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from places.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crichton is the 15777^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1847 individuals. Crichton is most common among White (82.62%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crichton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.