Congleton

English

Etymology

From Old English cung (“mound”) + hyll (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒŋɡəltən/

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Proper noun

Congleton (countable and uncountable, plural Congletons)

1. A town and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ854628).
2. A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Congleton is the 18614^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1479 individuals. Congleton is most common among White (88.24%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Congleton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 360.