Swanton

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English sweġen →
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Meanings

proper nounSwanton (countable and uncountable, plural Swantons)

plural Swantons

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. A placename from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA village in Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsweġen“swain, servant, retainer”
  2. EnglishSwanton

Habitational surname from any of various places in Norfolk, from Old English sweġen (“swain, servant, retainer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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