Repton
See also: repton
English
Etymology
From Old English Hrype (“the name of a local tribe”) + dūn (“hill”).
Proper noun
Repton (countable and uncountable, plural Reptons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3026).
- A town in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
- A town in northern New South Wales, Australia.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Repton is the 13495th most common surname in England, belonging to 403 individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Repton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.