English:: 1: (Yorkshire): habitational name from the southern English county so called which derives its name from Hampton (i.e. the port of Southampton) + Old English scīr ‘division district’. The County was formerly [...]
English:: 1: (Yorkshire): habitational name from the southern English county so called which derives its name from Hampton (i.e. the port of Southampton) + Old English scīr ‘division district’. The County was formerly [...]