Meaning: A place-name and surname (as in the New York hamlet of Rifton), with the Old English -ton ('settlement; town') ending. As a first name it reads surname-style; the first element and route are uncertain.Low
In 30 seconds: A crisp surname-name: Rifton carries the -ton ('settlement') ending (said 'RIF-tun'). Routes uncertain, which we note.
MeaningA place-name and surname (as in the New York hamlet of Rifton), with the Old English -ton ('settlement; town') ending. As a first name it reads surname-style; the first element and route are uncertain.
Rifton is a place-name and surname with the -ton ('settlement') ending. As a given name it reads crisp and surname-style; the first element and route are uncertain, which we note - rare in the U.S. (said 'RIF-tun').
It appears only rarely as a first name. Rare, surname-style, and crisp.
Did you know? Rifton is a place name (a New York hamlet) with the Old English -ton ('settlement') ending; as a first name it reads surname-style, though its route is uncertain, which we note (said 'RIF-tun').
Overall data confidence 36%
References - Rifton β place/surname with -ton; route uncertain
