# Crichton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/ · frequency rank #31,494

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A placename:
5. A placename:
6. A habitational surname from places.

## Etymology
From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

## Easily confused with
- **Creighton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creighton-vs-crichton)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccrichton`, `circhton`, `crcihton`, `cricchton`, `crichhton`, `crichotn`, `crichtno`, `crichtonn`, `crichtton`, `cricthon`, `crihcton`, `crrichton`, `rcichton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crichton