Vinton Family Name and Heraldry

Families named Vinton share an English surname with a long history. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “one who came from Feniton (village by a boundary stream), in Devonshire”.

Family crest and blazon

Sharing the Vinton name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families.

Surname origin

That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place.

About 1,940 people in the United States were recorded as Vinton in 2010, placing it 15,183 on the national list. Want more than a summary? See the Vinton family name pack.