Bainton

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• The village in the East Riding of Yorkshire was recorded as Bagentone in the Domesday Book, suggesting a derivation from the Old English personal name Bǣga + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The hamlet in Oxfordshire was recorded as Baditone in the Domesday Book, suggesting a derivation from the Old English personal name Bada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Bainton (countable and uncountable, plural Baintons)

1. A village and civil parish (served by Bainton and Ashton Parish Council) in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF0906).
2. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9652).
3. A hamlet in Stoke Lyne parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5827).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bainton is the 109758^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 161 individuals. Bainton is most common among White (88.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bainton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.