Crompton (surname)

Crompton is an English surname.

History

The name originates as a habitational name from Crompton, Lancashire, which in turn comes from Old English crumb (crooked or bent) and tun (a settlement).[1]

The Crompton family have a well documented history. Crompton first appears as a family name when the De La Legh family (Norman settlers from the Norman Conquest) changed their name to indicate the Anglo-Saxon township they had obtained and settled in during the 13th century. In turn the Crompton family name can be traced back to the time of Magna Carta to the Assize Roll for 1245.

The main lineage of the Crompton family once owned significant country manors and historic properties in the Crompton area, which included the appropriately named Crompton Hall (now demolished), and Crompton House (which is now a church school).

The name has the variations Crumpton (mainly in the West Midlands) and Crampton.[1]

List of people named Crompton

It may refer to:

References

  1. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Mils, A. D.; Room, Adrian, eds. (2002). The Oxford names companion. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 151. ISBN 0198605617.
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