Acton

See also: acton and act on

English

Etymology

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /æktən/

Proper noun

Acton (countable and uncountable, plural Actons)

1. (uncountable) Any of a few places in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
   2. A hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).
   3. A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).
   4. A hamlet in Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).
   5. A village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).
   6. A hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).
   7. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).
2. A place in Canada:
   1. A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
   2. A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.
3. (uncountable) Any of a few places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
   2. A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
   3. A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
   4. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States.
   6. A town in York County, Maine.
   7. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
   8. An unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States.
   9. An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.
   10. An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.
   11. An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States.
   12. An unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas, United States.
4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Acton Bridge
• Acton Round
• East Acton
• North Acton
• South Acton
• West Acton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Acton is the 6874^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4892 individuals. Acton is most common among White (91.86%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Acton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

Anagrams

• Canto, Caton, canto, octan

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.tɔ̃/
• Hyphenation: Ac‧ton
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Proper noun

Acton m

1. A regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.