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COMPTON

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There are approximately 6,677 people named Compton in the UK. That makes it the 1,593rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 106 are named Compton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Compton surname in historical dictionaries

COMPTON. The Marquis of Northampton derives from Turchil, possessor of Arden, co. Warwick, before the Conquest. His descendant Osbert, in 1169, assumed the name of Compton from his estate in the same county. The Gazetteer mentions thirty other places of this name in various counties.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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