Shenton Family History

English: habitational name from Sheinton (Shropshire), Shenton (Leicestershire), or Shavington (Cheshire) recorded as Shenton in 151. The Shropshire placename probably derives from Old English scēne ‘bright, beautiful’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’ or perhaps from an Old English personal name Scēna + Old English connective -ing- + tūn.

The Leicestershire place takes its name from the river Sence, itself from Old English scenc ‘drink, draught’ + Old English tūn, while the Cheshire placename derives from the Old English personal name Scēafa + Old English connective -ing- + tūn.