Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈæp.əl.tən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of several English towns, meaning "orchard" in Old English (a compound of æppel "apple" and tun "enclosure, yard"). Related Names RootAppleton (place name) Categories compound names, food, fruits, illustrators, lightkeepers, nature, place names, towns, trees
