Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
FENTON
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FENTON. Parishes and places in cos. York, Lincoln, and Stafford. The neighbourhood of Leeds was the principal habitat of the name in the XIV. cent.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English