Shenton (surname)
Shenton is a toponymic surname from Shenton in Leicestershire, Sheinton in Shropshire, or Shavington in Cheshire.[1][2] In 1888, it was most prominent in Staffordshire, with significant presence in Lancashire and Cheshire,[1] although, in 1890, Henry Brougham Guppy lists the surname as being mostly confined to Staffordshire.[3]
Notable people
- Ben Shenton (born 1960), Jersey politician
- Brian Shenton (1927–1987), British sprinter
- Edward Shenton (1895–1977), American illustrator and author
- Ernest Shenton (1930–2008), businessman
- George Shenton, Sr. (1811–1867), Australian pharmacist and merchant
- George Shenton (1842–1909), Australian businessman and mayor
- George Shenton (footballer) (1899–1978), English footballer
- Henry Chawner Shenton (1803–1866), English engraver
- Herbert N. Shenton (died 1937), sociologist
- Michael Shenton (born 1986), English rugby player
- Ollie Shenton (born 1997), English footballer
- Rachel Shenton (born 1987), English actress, screenwriter, and activist
- Richard Shenton (1926–2013), Jersey politician
- Richard Shenton (cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer
- Shenton Thomas (1879–1962), colonial governor
- William Shenton (1885–1967), English solicitor who worked in Hong Kong
See also
References
- 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard A.; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford (GB): Oxford university press. p. 2405. ISBN 9780199677764.
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122.
- ↑ Guppy, Henry Brougham (1890). Homes of family names in Great Britain. p. 359.
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