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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname APPLETON.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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APPLETON.
A local name meaning "of Appleton." Parishes in diocs. of
Norwich, Oxford, York (3), and Ripon. The meaning is obvious: appel
or appil, apple, and ton, a town, an enclosure; cf. Appleyard and
Applegarth. Many places would naturally acquire such a title. There
are townships so called in cos. Lancaster and Chester.
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