Meanings
alternative Cumpton
- Any of several placenames in England and the United States.
- A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).
- A suburban area in Ashbourne parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1846).
- A hamlet in Marldon parish, South Hams district, Devon, the location of Compton Castle (OS grid ref SX8664).
- A village in Compton and Shawford parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4625).
- A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9547).
- A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO8898).
- A city in Los Angeles County, California.
- A village in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois.
- A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
- A municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
- countableA male given name transferred from the surname.
Origin
- Old EnglishCumbtūn
- EnglishCompton
From Old English Cumbtūn. Equivalent to combe (“valley”) + -ton (“town”).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Compton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Compton
“Compton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Compton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Compton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Compton.
Source: Compton on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.