English: habitational name from Lenton in Nottinghamshire, which is
named from the river on which it stands, the Leen (see Leen) +
Old English tun ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’. There is also a
Lenton in Lincolnshire; however, up to the 18th century it was known
as Lavington and probably therefore did not contribute to the surname.
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