Overton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English ōfer (“riverbank”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊvɚtən/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvətən/ === Proper noun === Overton (countable and uncountable, plural Overtons) A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277). A former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, merged into Malpas civil parish in 2015. A hamlet in Ashover parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3462). A hamlet in Arlingham parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7210). A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5149). A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4358). A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5555). A small village in Richard's Castle parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5072). A hamlet in West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2628). A hamlet in Checkley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0438). A village next to Middlestown, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2516). A hamlet near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9864). A hamlet near Lybster, Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2836). A suburb of Greenock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2675). A hamlet near Port Eynon, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4685). A village and community in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales, historically in a detached part of Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ3741). Synonym: Overton-on-Dee (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri. A village in Dawson County, Nebraska. A community in Moapa Valley, Clark County, Nevada. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Ohio. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. A city in Rusk County and Smith County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Overton is the 1914th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18820 individuals. Overton is most common among White (67.18%) and Black/African American (27.09%) individuals. === See also === Overtown === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Overton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.