Alton

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːltən/, /ˈɒltən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːltən, -ɒltən

Alton

1. An undefined locality in Idridgehay and Alton parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England, around Alton Hall and Alton Manor. [1]
2. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7139).
3. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0742).
4. A civil parish west of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors.
5. A city on the Mississippi in Madison County, Illinois, United States.
6. A town in Indiana.
7. A city, the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri.
8. A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand. [2]
9. An English habitational surname from Old English.
10. 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.

• 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.

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