Stainton Family History
Stainton Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire and northern England): habitational name from any of various places called Stainton including Stainton by Langworth Market Stainton and Stainton le Vale (all Lincolnshire) Stainton Dale (North Yorkshire) and Stainton (Cumberland Durham Lincolnshire Lancashire Westmorland Yorkshire and North Yorkshire). The placenames derive either from Old Norse steinn ‘stone rock’ or from Old English stān ‘stone rock’ later replaced by Old Norse steinn + Old English tūn. The name was probably sometimes confused with or absorbed by Stanton .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022