Given name & surname · also Middle English
Clapton
“rock, hill”
Clapton is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Clapton goes back to Old English *clopp, meaning “rock, hill.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Clapton comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Clapton’s family of names
In English usage, Clapton as a surname has a related form in CLAPPERTON.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Clapton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Clutton
“rocky, stony”
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Clifton
“cliff”
>99% boys
Axton
“stone”
>99% boys
Aughton
“oak”
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Allerton
“alder”
90% boys · 10% girls
Clapham
Clapham is a surname from Old English.
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Knapton
“servant”
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Lupton
“enclosure; settlement, town”
>99% boys