Surname

Knapton

“servant”

Knapton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Knapton goes back to Old English cnapa, meaning “servant.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Knapton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English cnapa (“servant”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

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“knot hillock”

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Old English

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“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English · Modern

Axton

“stone”

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Old English

Aughton

“oak”

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Old English

Kimpton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Clapton

“rock, hill”

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Old English

Anderton

Anderton is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Kempston

“crooked, bent”

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