English surname of toponymic origin (likely from a place name meaning "crooked hill" or "bent enclosure")

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human surname toponymic surname

Crompton is an English toponymic surname, historically associated with families originating from places whose names refer to a crooked hill or bent enclosure.

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Label	Occurrences
English surname of toponymic origin (likely from a place name meaning "crooked hill" or "bent enclosure") canonical	1

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ surname ⓘ toponymic surname ⓘ
derivedFrom	place name Crompton in Greater Manchester ⓘ place names referring to a bent enclosure ⓘ place names referring to a crooked hill ⓘ
hasCategory	English toponymic surnames ⓘ surnames of English origin ⓘ
hasEtymology	Old English elements meaning "crooked hill" or "bent enclosure" ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasNationality	English ⓘ English ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	John Crompton NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmal Crompton NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Crompton NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOccupation	inventor ⓘ writer ⓘ
hasOrigin	England ⓘ
hasSurname	Crompton NERFINISHED ⓘ Crompton NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasType	locational surname ⓘ
hasUsage	family name ⓘ
hasVariantSpelling	Cromptone NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	"Just William" series NERFINISHED ⓘ inventing the spinning mule ⓘ
nameElementMeaning	"crom" = crooked, bent ⓘ "tun" = enclosure, settlement ⓘ
usedIn	English-speaking countries ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ

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Crompton → etymologyStatus → English surname of toponymic origin (likely from a place name meaning "crooked hill" or "bent enclosure") ⓘ