Definition of "Stanton"

Any of several placenames in England from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.

1. A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).  examples

2. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0634).  examples

3. A hamlet in Netherwitton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1389).  examples

4. A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1246).  examples

5. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL9673).  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A city in Orange County, California.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.  examples

3. A minor city in Montgomery County, Iowa.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas.  examples

5. A home rule city, the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky.  examples

6. A small city, the county seat of Montcalm County, Michigan.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.  examples

8. A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  examples

10. A small city, the county seat of Mercer County, North Dakota.  examples

11. A town in Haywood County, Tennessee.  examples

12. A city, the county seat of Martin County, Texas.  examples

13. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.  examples

14. A town and unincorporated community therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.  examples

15. A number of townships, listed under Stanton Township.  examples

A habitational surname from either of these places  examples

(rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.