Grafton

English

Etymology

From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/

Proper noun

Grafton (countable and uncountable, plural Graftons)

1. Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493).
      2. A village in Marton cum Grafton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE416633).
      3. A hamlet in Grafton and Radcot parish, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2600).
      4. A hamlet in Pimhill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ430189).
      5. A civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, which includes the settlements of East Grafton and West Grafton.
      6. A hamlet in Beckford parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO987372).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A minor city in Jersey County, Illinois.
      2. An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
      3. A minor city in Worth County, Iowa.
      4. An unincorporated community in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
      5. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
      6. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
      7. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
      8. A town in Rensselaer County, New York.
      9. A city, the county seat of Walsh County, North Dakota.
      10. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
      11. A ghost town in Washington County, Utah.
      12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Vermont.
      13. An unincorporated community in York County, Virginia.
      14. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia.
      15. A village and town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
      16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Grafton Township.
   3. A place in Canada:
      1. A community of Northampton parish, Carleton County, New Brunswick.
      2. A rural community of Kings County, Nova Scotia.
      3. A community of Alnwick/Haldimand township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
   4. A coastal town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
   5. A city in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
   6. An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
2. An English dukedom.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Ardens Grafton
• Grafton County
• Grafton Flyford
• graftonite
• Grafton Regis
• Grafton Underwood
• Penton Grafton
• Temple Grafton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grafton is the 9535^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3409 individuals. Grafton is most common among White (84.98%) and Black/African American (10.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grafton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.