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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ACTON.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901,
Surnames, by
Bernard Homer Dixon, 1857, and
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by
William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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ACTON.
Bardsley has: A local name meaning "of Acton." There are
in England no less than sixteen parishes, hamlets, townships, &c., called
Acton, i.e. the town or farmstead
among the oaks.
Dixon has ACTON
(English), Oak-town. (v. Towne.)
Arthur has: ACTON. (Saxon) Local. The oak-town or oak-hill—the name of
atown in Middlesex, England, whence the name is derived.
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Reference
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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