Settlement Names for Boys

There are 33 Settlement names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Settlement names 1 to 20. Colton was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #117 and a usage of 0.1662%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Ashton, Dalton, the English and Irish Braxton, the English Lincoln, Clayton, Easton, Keaton, Dayton, Clinton, Houston, Kelton, and lastly the English name, Brenton. The unusual Settlement names are Branton (English), Burton (English), Carlton (English), Clifton (English), Darby (English), Elton (English), and Kenton (English).

Settlement names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1960s. At the recent height of their usage in 2004, 1.325% of baby boys were given Settlement names. There were 20 Settlement names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 20 Settlement names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.305%. Within all Settlement names, the English Preston was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #114 and a usage of 0.1723%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Ashton 124 ... ash tree town ... ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead ...

Branton ... broom town, town covered ... tun which means 'town, settlement, homestead' ...

Braxton 216 ... Bracca's town, Brock's ... has the meaning 'town, settlement, homestead' ...

Brenton 993 ... Bryni's town; hill ... with the meaning town, settlement, homestead ...

Burton ... fortified town ... 'tun' which means town, settlement, homestead ...

Carlton ... settlement of free men, peasant settlement ... has the meaning settlement of free men, peasant ...

Clayton 247 ... clay settlement ...The name Clayton means clay settlement ... ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead ...

Clifton ... town by a cliff ... ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead ...

Clinton 755 ... settlement by the River ...Clinton has the meaning settlement by the River Glyme ...

Colton 117 ... coal town, Cola's town, ... ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead ...

Dalton 215 ... town in valley, valley ... ; tun meaning 'town, settlement, homestead' ...

Darby ... deer town ... 'byr' meaning village, settlement ...

Dayton 512 ... day town ... with the meaning 'town, settlement, homestead' ...

Easton 351 ... East town ... 'tun' which means town, settlement, homestead ...

Elton ... old city, Ella's city ... tun which means 'town, settlement, homestead' ...

Houston 831 ... settlement of houses ...The meaning of Houston is 'settlement of houses' ...

Keaton 357 ... shed town ... tun which means 'town, settlement, homestead' ...

Kelton 929 ... keel town; coal town, ... ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead ...

Kenton ... royal manor ... ; tun meaning 'town, settlement, homestead' ; Kenn ...

Lincoln 224 ... settlement by the lake ...The name Lincoln means 'settlement by the lake' ...