English Explanatory Dictionary

Lofton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒftən/

Word forms

Lofton Loftons Lofting

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”).

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