Singleton surname meaning

Singleton is an English habitational surname from places called Singleton in Lancashire and Sussex. The Lancashire name is commonly connected with Old English elements for a shingle or wooden roof tile and a farmstead or estate, while the Sussex place has a different older analysis involving a bundle or tuft and a settlement. These localities could create separate Singleton families, and the surname’s surface form should not be read as “one town.” Sington and Sinleton are useful historical comparisons. The catalog uses place with high confidence because the surname’s habitational sources are established even though the two place-name etymologies differ.