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An analysis of key life events shows that most have occurred in North
England, with South County Durham and North Yorkshire having the highest frequencies. The place with the largest number of life events we can trace since 1450 is Staindrop in South County Durham. Therefore, the answer probably lies
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The -ton at the end is one of the most common endings in
English place names. Its meaning can be such as town, village, hamlet, farmstead, enclosure, fence or hedge. Several writers suggest this has become an enclosed village or farmstead. One writer suggests that where the prefix to -ton is a name,
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Darnton, 30th Abbot of Fountains Abbey, was responsible for much work including the West Window. Over that window is a stone corbel carved as a rebus (a representation of a name by pictures or figures) for John Darnton. This Darnton Rebus is now very badly corroded, probably through pollution,
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but it was distinct early this century. The construction and interpretation of this rebus is that the bird is a "Dern' and the barrel held by the bird is a 'ton'. An illustration of the
Darnton Rebus can be found at the principal Darnton website (see below).
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Bingley date unknown but in the range 1888–1920 in discussing etymology has 'Darn' as a Celtic derivative for water or river, Dearne as bright water, swift, and he indicates Darnin and Darni as original owners. (pp254–5)
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The most comprehensive information about the
Darnton name, and a collection of information about people who have had the name, can be found at the principal Darnton website.
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English surname. Therefore, the most likely origins are either (1) related to some place (2) related to some occupation (3) perhaps indicative of some relationship.
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The word, and its components, Darn - ton, indicate that (2) and (3) are unlikely. Therefore, most ancestors are likely to come from the same place.
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The original information on this page about the origin of the name
Darnton was contributed by the author of the material on the Darnton website.
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Barber (British Family Names, 894) refers
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Darn- is more difficult, and most sources seem to favour it being an abbreviation of some kind.
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