The story
- Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
- Old Norse · derived fromÞórr“Thor”
- English todayTurton
Habitational surname from a historical area in Lancashire, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words from the same roots
Old NorseÞórr all →
thorTyrrellThursbyThorfida
Old Englishtūn all →
wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymingtonOrmiston
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.