Släkthistoria för Naunton
Naunton Vad efternamn betyder
from Naughton (Suffolk) recorded as Nawelton in about 1150. The alteration of Nauelton to Nau(e)nton showing assimilation of n-l-n to n-n-n is recorded only in the surname. The place-name may derive from the Old Scandinavian personal name *Nagli + Old English tūn ‘farmstead settlement’. Naunton Hall in Rendlesham (Suffolk) is named from the surname.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
