Overton

English

Etymology

From Old English ōfer (“riverbank”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvɚtən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvətən/

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Proper noun

Overton (countable and uncountable, plural Overtons)

1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
   1. A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).
   2. A former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, merged into Malpas civil parish in 2015.
   3. A hamlet in Ashover parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3462).
   4. A hamlet in Arlingham parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7210).
   5. A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5149).
   6. A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4358).
   7. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5555).
   8. A small village in Richard's Castle parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5072).
   9. A hamlet in West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2628).
   10. A hamlet in Checkley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0438).
   11. A village next to Middlestown, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2516).
   12. A hamlet near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9864).
   13. A hamlet near Lybster, Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2836).
   14. A suburb of Greenock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2675).
   15. A hamlet near Port Eynon, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4685).
   16. A village and community in Wrexham county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3741).

       Synonym: Overton-on-Dee

2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri.
   2. A village in Dawson County, Nebraska.
   3. A community in Moapa Valley, Clark County, Nevada.
   4. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Ohio.
   5. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
   6. A city in Rusk County and Smith County, Texas.
   7. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Derived terms

• Overton Corners
• Overton County
• Overton Hall
• Overton Park
• Overton window
• West Overton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Overton is the 1914^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18820 individuals. Overton is most common among White (67.18%) and Black/African American (27.09%) individuals.

See also

• Overtown

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Overton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.