Singleton
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English sċingul (“shingle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
[edit]Singleton (countable and uncountable, plural Singletons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3838). [1]
- A suburb in Great Chart with Singleton parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9841).
- A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8713). [2]
- A town and local government area (Singleton Council) north-west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
- An outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Singleton is the 622nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 54621 individuals. Singleton is most common among Black/African American (48.62%) and White (45.91%) individuals.
References
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Singleton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
[edit]Noun
[edit]Singleton n (strong, genitive Singletons, plural Singletons)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Singleton” in Duden online
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