Surname:Grafton

Grafton is an English surname, potentially derived from a variety of "Grafton" place names, originally in the form "of Grafton" in, for instance, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire. The name has an Old English origin, before the 7th Century, where 'graf' refers to a grave and 'tun' refers to a settlement. Among the first appearances of the name was in 1443 for a John Grafton, listed in the Fine Court Rolls of Sussex.

Wikipedia notes that the name is both a surname and a given name.

Sources

• "Last Name: Grafton", Repository:Internet Surname Database

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Grafton (name).