"Lofton" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɒftən/ Forms: Loftons [plural], Lofting [alternative]
Etymology: Unexplained. Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old Norse lopt (“upper chamber, attic”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=Unexplained}} Unexplained, {{der|en|non|lopt||upper chamber, attic}} Old Norse lopt (“upper chamber, attic”), {{der|en|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Lofton (plural Loftons)
  1. A surname.

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