# Malton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #70,057

## Definitions
1. A placename:
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5. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.

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