Crompton

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English crumbe →
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Meanings

Crompton1

proper nounCrompton (countable and uncountable, plural Cromptons)

plural Cromptons · alternative Crumpton

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA community in the town of West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States.

Crompton2

nounCrompton (plural Cromptons)

plural Cromptons · alternative Crumpton

  1. UKrail transportA British Rail Class 33 locomotive.

Origin

Crompton · proper noun

  1. Old Englishcrumbe“river bend”
  2. EnglishCrompton

Habitational surname from a settlement in Greater Manchester, from Old English crumbe (“river bend”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Crompton · noun

Named for the installed Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment.

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Crompton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crompton

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“Crompton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crompton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crompton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crompton.

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