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There are approximately 430 people named Taunton in the UK. That makes it the 11,204th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Taunton.

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 Taunton surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

TAUNTON. A town In Somersetshli-e. B.L.G. traces the Tauntons of Oxfordshire to John de Tantone, who had two sons : Richard, the progenitor of the family, and John, who was abbot of Glastonbury, 2, Edward I.

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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