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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɑɹ.tən/(American English) /ˈɡɑː.tən/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From a place name: either Garton or Garton on the Wolds, both in East Yorkshire, or from various places similarly named, from Old English gara "triangular plot of land" and tun "enclosure, town".
Added 1/19/2024 by Paradiso36
Edited 4/29/2025 by DoingNothing247 and Paradiso36