Monkton

From Old English munuc (“monk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Monkton (countable and uncountable, plural Monktons)

1. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST186710).
2. A village and civil parish in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR286649).
3. A village near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM973015).
4. A village in Monkton and Prestwick parish, South Ayrshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NS356842).
5. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
6. A town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Monkton is the 23605^th most common surname in England, belonging to 177 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Monkton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 610.