Alton

See also: alton

English

Etymology

From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːltən/, /ˈɒltən/

Proper noun

Alton

1. A town in Hampshire, England.
2. A village in Staffordshire, England.
3. A town in Indiana.
4. A city in Missouri; the county seat of Oregon County.
5. An English habitational surname from Old English
6. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1920 The Lyceum Magazine, editor Ralph Albert Parlette, Volume 30, page 15:

     ...because I have learned something about cartoons from Alton Packard. There are two things about Mr Packard that I keep turning over in my mind. One is that his name sounds like Alton Parker, onetime presidential candidate, and the other is that, to me at least, he looks a little bit like Woodrow Wilson.

Translations

town in Hampshire

• Bulgarian: Олтън (Oltǎn)
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Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alton is the 7,305^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,565 individuals. Alton is most common among White (84.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Talon, Tolan, Tolna, laton, notal, talon, tonal