The appleton Surname
appleton Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of the many places in all parts
of England, for example in Cheshire, Oxfordshire, and North Yorkshire,
named in Old English as æppeltun ‘orchard’ (literally
‘apple enclosure’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Family tree | Peter Colin Appleton | 2 |
| Ruel Ross Appleton, Sr. | Janet Campbell | 8 |
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| James Appleton Topcliffe North Yorkshire abt 1830 |
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| John Howard Appleton, Portland,Me. | David Ely Cain | 3 |
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