This is a list of surnames in which the categories include towns.
AcquatiItalian From the name of a village, part of the city of Lecco in Lombardy. Its name is presumably derived from Italian acqua "water".
AppletonEnglish From the name of several English towns, meaning "orchard" in Old English (a compound of æppel "apple" and tun "enclosure, yard").
Aston 1English From a place name meaning "east town" in Old English.
Ayers 3English Indicated a person from the town of Ayr in Scotland. The town was named for the river that flows through it, itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".
AytonEnglish From the name of towns in Berwickshire and North Yorkshire. They are derived from Old English ea "river" or eg "island" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".
BartonEnglish From a place name meaning "barley town" in Old English.
BentonEnglish Denoted someone who came from Benton, England, which is derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and tun "enclosure".
BoltonEnglish From any of the many places in England called Bolton, derived from Old English bold "house" and tun "enclosure".
Boon 2English Originally indicated a person from the town of Bohon, in Manche in France. The town's name is of unknown origin.
BurtonEnglish From a common English place name, derived from Old English meaning "fortified town".
CasonEnglish From the English place name Cawston, derived from the Old Norse given name Kálfr combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
CingolaniItalian From Cingoli, a town in the Marche region of Italy. It is derived from Latin cingo "surround, ring".
ClaytonEnglish From the name of various places meaning "clay settlement" in Old English.
CliftonEnglish Derived from various place names meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.
ClintonEnglish Derived from the English place name Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or Glympton, meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". This surname is borne by former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).
DunbarScottish From the name of a town in East Lothian, Scotland, derived from Gaelic dùn meaning "fort" and barr meaning "summit", so called from its situation on a rock that projects into the sea.
EcclestonEnglish Denoted a person from any of the various places named Eccleston in England, derived from Latin ecclesia "church" (via Briton) and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town".
EllingtonEnglish From the name of multiple towns in England. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with tun meaning "enclosure, town".
HiltonEnglish From various English place names derived from Old English hyll "hill" and tun "enclosure, town". Famous bearers of this name include the Hilton family of hotel heirs.
KaubeGerman From the name of the town of Kaub in Germany.
MeissnerGerman Originally denoted a person from the German town of Meissen, which is probably of Slavic origin.
NeuvilleFrench From the names of various French towns meaning "new town".
NevilleEnglish, Irish From the names of towns in Normandy, variously Neuville or Néville, meaning "new town" in French.
NewtonEnglish From the name of one of many English towns meaning "new town". A famous bearer was the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727).
NicoteraItalian From the name of the town of Nicotera in Calabria.
NorthropEnglish Originally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".
ParodiItalian From the name of a village near Genoa in northern Italy.
SandovalSpanish Derived from the name of a town in Spain, ultimately from Latin saltus "forest, glade" and novalis "unploughed land".
SuttonEnglish From various English place names meaning "south town".
TiptonEnglish Originally given to one who came from the town of Tipton, derived from the Old English given name Tippa combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".
VillanuevaSpanish Originally denoted someone who came from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "town" and nueva "new".