Lupton
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Hluppa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Lupton (countable and uncountable, plural Luptons)
- A village and civil parish of South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5581).
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lupton is the 11560th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2719 individuals. Lupton is most common among White (92.09%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lupton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 475.
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