Norton

From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons)

1. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
   1. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
   2. A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5582).
   3. A suburban area in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4422).

      Synonym: Norton-on-Tees

   4. A village in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).
   5. A city, the county seat of Norton County, Kansas, United States.
   6. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
2. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Norton is the 531^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,722 individuals. Norton is most common among White (87.84%) individuals.

Norton (plural Nortons)

1. A motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.
2. A book, especially an anthology, from the publisher Norton, especially if used as a textbook.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.