Oulton
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- The hamlet in Cumbria derives from the Old English personal name Wulfa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
- The village in Norfolk derives from the Old Norse personal name Ouðulf + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
- The village in West Yorkshire derives from Old English eald (“old”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Oulton (countable and uncountable, plural Oultons)
- A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).
- A village and civil parish of Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1328).
- A hamlet near Norbury, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS, grid ref SJ7822).
- A village near Stone in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9135).
- A suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5294).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3628).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oulton is the 86645th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 215 individuals. Oulton is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oulton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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