Meaning & origin
What it means
Aughton goes back to Old English āc, meaning “oak.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Aughton’s family of names
In English usage, Aughton as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Acton.
The ring: across languages.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Aughton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Oulton
“enclosure; settlement, town”
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Axton
“stone”
>99% boys
Yarnton
“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”
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Ecton
“enclosure; settlement, town”
83% boys · 17% girls
Owston
“east”
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Taunton
Taunton is a surname from Old English.
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Urmston
“enclosure; settlement, town”
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Allington
“belonging to” · “homestead”
93% boys · 7% girls