Wharton

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English

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Wharton

Etymology

Various possible origins:

The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/, /ˈwɔː(ɹ)tən/

Proper noun

Wharton (countable and uncountable, plural Whartons)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
2. A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7606).
3. A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).
4. A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).
5. A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
6. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
7. A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Wharton is the 3084^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11656 individuals. Wharton is most common among White (73.32%) and Black/African American (20.03%) individuals.

References

^ OS: Herefordshire

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Naworth, Northaw

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