Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈdeɪn.tən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name possibly derived from an older form of Doynton, a village in Gloucestershire, England, meaning "Dydda’s settlement", or perhaps from the hamlet Dainton in Devon meaning "Dodda’s settlement".
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