Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TAUNTON
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TAUNTON. A town In Somersetshli-e. B.L.G. traces the Tauntons of Oxfordshire to John de Tantone, who had two sons : Richard, the progenitor of the family, and John, who was abbot of Glastonbury, 2, Edward I.
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