The acton Surname
acton Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of several places, especially
in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are
from Old English ac ‘oak’ + tun ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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