Henton Family History
Henton Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire): habitational name from either of two places called Henton (Oxfordshire Somerset). The Oxfordshire placename derives from Old English hēan the weak dative form of hēah ‘high’ (originally used after a preposition and article) + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. The Somerset placename probably derives from Old English henn ‘hen’ + tūn.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022