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Appleton


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Origin Of The Surname Appleton

Meaning Of The Surname Appleton

Apple orchard

Interesting Facts About Appleton

This surname may have been given to people as a locational name from various places called Appleton such as the one in Cumberland, Lancashire and Yorkshire. The name actually derives from the Old English word ‘aeppeltun’ which means an orchard, made up of the compounds ‘aeppel’ meaning an apple and ‘tun’ meaning settlement. This name is first recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1066 but is spelt as ‘Apeltun’ and ‘Epletune’.

Appleton Statistics

Appleton is the number 487 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 20,021 share the surname Appleton in the UK.

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