Shelton

Shelton
This interesting surname, with variant spellings Shilton and Skelton is found widespread in the county of Nottinghamshire. The name itself is of English habitational origin from any of the places so called in Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire. The first of these was recorded "Sceltun", in the Domesday Book of 1086, while this source also records the other place names "Eseltone", "Sceltuna", "Saltone", and "Scelfitone", respectively. The place name is composed of the elements "scylf", the Old English word for shelf, ledge, or bank and "tun", the Old English word describing a settlement or enclosure. One John de Schelton appeared in 1260 in the Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire, while the Assize Court Rolls of Warwickshire record a John Shelton in 1385. Notable namebearers include one Thomas Shelton (died 1620) who was the first translator of "Don Quixote" into English and one Sir Richard Shelton (died 1647) employed by the Duke of Buckingham and appointed solicitor-general (1625-1634) becoming M.P. for Bridgnorth (1626-1628) and treasurer of the Inner Temple in 1628. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Schelton, which was dated 1191, in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire, during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Shelton — ist der Name folgender Orte: Shelton (England) Shelton (Connecticut) Shelton (Louisiana) Shelton (Nebraska) Shelton (Washington) Shelton ist der Name folgender Personen: Shelton Benjamin, (* 1975), US amerikanischer Wrestler und Ringer Shelton… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shelton — Shelton, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 1140 Housing Units (2000): 460 Land area (2000): 0.734785 sq. miles (1.903085 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.734785 sq. miles (1.903085… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Shelton, CT — U.S. city in Connecticut Population (2000): 38101 Housing Units (2000): 14707 Land area (2000): 30.568136 sq. miles (79.171105 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.363813 sq. miles (3.532260 sq. km) Total area (2000): 31.931949 sq. miles (82.703365 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Shelton, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 1140 Housing Units (2000): 460 Land area (2000): 0.734785 sq. miles (1.903085 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.734785 sq. miles (1.903085 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Shelton, WA — U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 8442 Housing Units (2000): 3403 Land area (2000): 5.556174 sq. miles (14.390423 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.331569 sq. miles (0.858760 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.887743 sq. miles (15.249183 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Shelton — /shel tn/, n. 1. a city in SW Connecticut. 31,314. 2. a male given name. * * * ▪ Connecticut, United States       city, coextensive with the town (township) of Shelton, Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S. It lies along the Housatonic …   Universalium

  • Shelton — 1 Original name in latin Shelton Name in other language Shehlton, Shelton, seltana, xie er dun, Шелтон, Шэлтон State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 41.31649 latitude 73.09316 altitude 13 Population 39559 Date 2011 05 14 2… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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