Dumbleton

From Old English dumbel (“shady hollow”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Dumbleton (countable and uncountable, plural Dumbletons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0136).
   2. A rural locality in the Mackay Region of Queensland, Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dumbleton is the 75317^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 256 individuals. Dumbleton is most common among White (92.97%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dumbleton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 498.

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