Holton
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Houlton
Etymology
The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Holton (countable and uncountable, plural Holtons)
- A place in England:
- A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006). [1]
- A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268). [2]
- A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077). [3]
- A place in the United States:
- A town in Ripley County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas.
- A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holton is the 3058th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11731 individuals. Holton is most common among White (78.85%) and Black/African American (15.94%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196.