Surname

Dumbleton

“shady hollow”

Dumbleton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dumbleton goes back to Old English dumbel, meaning “shady hollow.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Dumbleton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English dumbel (“shady hollow”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old English

Dunnington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Dufton

“dove”

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Old English · Modern

Dutton

“hill”

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Old English

Dundon

“valley by the hill”

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Old English

Dennington

“Dane” · “gift”

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Old English

Darlaston

Darlaston is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.

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Old English

Dorrington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Dunbabin

“black, dark coloured”

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