Släkthistoria för Northampton
Northampton Vad efternamn betyder
from Northampton (Northants) which is recorded as Hamtun in 917 and Norðhamtun in 1065. The place-name derives from Old English norð ‘north northern’ + hām-tūn ‘home farm’ (hām ‘village homestead’ + tūn ‘farmstead settlement’). The element norð was added to distinguish Northampton from Southampton (Hants).
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
