Halton

== English == === Etymology === (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒl.tən/, /ˈhɔːl.tən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɔl.tən/ (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhɑl.tən/ Hyphenation: Hal‧ton Rhymes: -ɒltən, -ɔːltən === Proper noun === Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons) A placename A place in the United Kingdom: The Borough of Halton, a unitary authority and borough in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974. A village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381). A village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710). A village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064). A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433). A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967). A place in Canada: A regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada. Synonyms: Halton Region, Region of Halton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Regional Municipality A county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Synonyms: Halton County, County of Halton A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Halton is the 18347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1510 individuals. Halton is most common among White (54.24%) and Black/African American (38.01%) individuals. === Anagrams === -athlon, Holtan