Troughton

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Troughton

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Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English trog (“trough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Troughton (plural Troughtons)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Troughton level

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Troughton is the 63068^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 317 individuals. Troughton is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Troughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.