Given name & surname · also Middle English
Clopton
“rock, hill”
Clopton is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Clopton goes back to Old English *clopp, meaning “rock, hill.”
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Where it comes from
Clopton 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)
Clopton’s family of names
In English usage, Clopton 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
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Clapton
“rock, hill”
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Clutton
“rocky, stony”
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Crompton
“river bend”
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Croston
Croston is a surname from Old Norse, ultimately from Old English.
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Clifton
“cliff”
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Croxton
“nook”
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Oulton
“enclosure; settlement, town”
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Owston
“east”
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