Stockton

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English

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Stockton

Etymology

From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). By surface analysis, stock +‎ -ton. Doublet of Stoughton.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɒktən/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑktən/
Hyphenation: Stock‧ton

Proper noun

Stockton (countable and uncountable, plural Stocktons)

A number of places in Australia, New Zealand, England and United States.
1. A place in the United States:
  1. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
  2. A city, the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, named after Robert F. Stockton.
  3. A neighbourhood of San Diego, California.
  4. A census-designated place in Lanier County, Georgia.
  5. A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
  6. A township in Greene County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  8. A minor city in Muscatine County, Iowa.
  9. A city, the county seat of Rooks County, Kansas.
  10. A census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland.
  11. A city, the county seat of Cedar County, Missouri.
  12. A neighbourhood of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.
  13. A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  14. A town and hamlet therein, in Chautauqua County, New York, named after Richard Stockton.
  15. A town in Tooele County, Utah.
  16. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Portage County, Wisconsin.
2. A place in England:
  1. A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM3894).
  2. A small village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7299).
  3. A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ2601). ^[1]
  4. A hamlet in Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7716). ^[2]
  5. A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4363).
  6. A village and civil parish south-east of Warminster, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9838).
  7. Clipping of Stockton-on-Tees.
3. A northern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
4. A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. A locality in the West Coast region, New Zealand. ^[3]
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name from Old English

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockton is the 2709^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13306 individuals. Stockton is most common among White (84.56%) individuals.

References

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

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