Leighton.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, which includes Leighton Bromswold.
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A civil parish (served by Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Healey parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE1679).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Leighton and Eaton Constantine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6105).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Wanstrow parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7043).
A number of places in the United Kingdom: A small village in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2405).
A place in the United States: A town in Colbert County, Alabama.
A place in the United States: A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
A place in the United States: A township in Allegan County, Michigan; in full, Leighton Township.
A coastal area in North Fremantle, City of Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia.
Where this word comes from
Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.
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