Dufton

English

Etymology

From Old English *dūfe (“dove”) + tūn (“enclosure; town”).

Proper noun

Dufton (countable and uncountable, plural Duftons)

1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6925).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dufton is the 116201^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 150 individuals. Dufton is most common among White (98.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dufton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 496.