Crompton
E143114
Crompton is an English surname most notably associated with Samuel Crompton, the inventor of the spinning mule that revolutionized textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crompton canonical | 5 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language surname
ⓘ
human ⓘ surname ⓘ textile machine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Industrial Revolution
ⓘ
textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| category |
English-language surnames
ⓘ
occupational or toponymic surnames ⓘ |
| countryOfPrevalence |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | English surname of toponymic origin (likely from a place name meaning "crooked hill" or "bent enclosure") ⓘ |
| familyName | Crompton self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation | spinning mule ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Samuel Crompton ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| industry | textile industry ⓘ |
| knownFor | spinning mule ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | spinning mule ⓘ |
| occupation | inventor ⓘ |
| significance |
revolutionized textile manufacturing
ⓘ
revolutionized textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| use |
spinning cotton
ⓘ
spinning textile fibre ⓘ |
| usedAs | family name ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samuel Crompton