Alton

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːltən/, /ˈɒltən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːltən, -ɒltən

Alton

1. A number of places in England:
   1. An undefined locality in Idridgehay and Alton parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, around Alton Hall and Alton Manor. [1]
   2. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7139).
   3. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0742).
   4. A civil parish west of Pewsey, Wiltshire, which includes the villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
   3. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Florida.
   4. A city on the Mississippi in Madison County, Illinois.
   5. A small town in Boone Township, Crawford County, Indiana.
   6. A city in Sioux County, Iowa.
   7. A minor city in Osborne County, Kansas.
   8. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky.
   9. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
   10. A township in Waseca County, Minnesota.
   11. A minor city, the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri.
   12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
   13. A hamlet in the town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York.
   14. A village in the town of Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island.
   15. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas.
   16. A town in Kane County, Utah.
   17. An unincorporated community in Halifax County, Virginia.
   18. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
3. A rural community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
5. A town in the Shire of Balonne, southern Queensland, Australia.
6. A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand. [2]
7. An English habitational surname from Old English.
8. 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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