Alton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔːltən/, /ˈɒltən/ Rhymes: -ɔːltən, -ɒltən === Proper noun === Alton A number of places in England: An undefined locality in Idridgehay and Alton parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, around Alton Hall and Alton Manor. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7139). A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire; Alton Towers is to the north (OS grid ref SK0742). A civil parish west of Pewsey, Wiltshire, which includes the villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors. A hamlet in Figheldean parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1546). A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Florida. A city on the Mississippi in Madison County, Illinois. A small town in Boone Township, Crawford County, Indiana. A city in Sioux County, Iowa. A minor city in Osborne County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky. A town in Penobscot County, Maine. A township in Waseca County, Minnesota. A minor city, the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire. A hamlet in the town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York. A village in the town of Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas. A town in Kane County, Utah. An unincorporated community in Halifax County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia. A rural community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada. A town in the Shire of Balonne, southern Queensland, Australia. A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand. An English habitational surname from Old English. 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 ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Alton is the 7,305th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,565 individuals. Alton is most common among White (84.42%) individuals. === References === === Anagrams === Laton, Talon, Tolan, Tolna, laton, notal, talon, tonal