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Originally Posted by jbjb
We'll have to agree to disagree over that one  . He's of Scottish background, and I've lived most of my life in Scotland and never heard the "Cumpton" . |
Actually he 'adopted' Scotland* and is from Durham. Compton was a family stage surname started by
his grandfather and is more common as an English surname. Though less common than Crompton.
However, while it may be 'cumpton', we here always assumed it was 'compton' (as in com ports or competition or communication). Parts of England do pronounce come as 'cum'.
As he's dead since 1972, unless there is a recording we can't be sure.
[* Very seriously!]