Netherton

English

Etymology

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛðətən/

Proper noun

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

1. A surname.
2. A number of places in England:
   1. A suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
   2. A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5176).
   3. A hamlet in Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757).
   4. A suburb of Bootle, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3599).
   5. A small village in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807).
   6. A hamlet in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299).
   7. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9488).
   8. A village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213)
   9. A locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712)
   10. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716).
   11. A hamlet in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941).
3. A suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5499).
4. A suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7854).
5. A suburb of Strathblane, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5579).
6. A rural community in Hauraki District, North Island, New Zealand.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Netherton is the 14986^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1972 individuals. Netherton is most common among White (95.99%) individuals.

See also

• Nethertown