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Name Anderton
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English, Irish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæn.dəɹ.tən/(American English) /ˈæn.də.tən/(British English)
Other Forms FormsAndertone, Andeton
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

habitational name from any of the three places so named in Cheshire, Lancashire, and Devon. Those in Cheshire and Lancashire are named with the personal name Eanred (Old English) or Eindriði (Old Norse) and Old English tun "settlement". The Devon placename recorded as Underdon in 1270 means "below the down". Prominent user was Robert Anderton a martyr of England.
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