# Overton
## English
### Etymology

From Old English ōfer (“riverbank”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈoʊvɚtən/
* (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊvətən/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Overton (countable and uncountable, plural Overtons)
* A number of places in the United Kingdom:
** A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, 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 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 of 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

* Overton Corners
* Overton County
* Overton Hall
* Overton Park
* Overton window
* West Overton

#### 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

* ↑ OS: Cheshire West & Chester
* ↑ OS: Derbyshire
* ↑ OS: Gloucestershire
* ↑ Parish map (Hampshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Lancashire)
* ↑ OS: Somerset
* ↑ OS: Staffordshire
* ↑ OS: Dumfries & Galloway
* ↑ OS: Caithness
* ↑ Community map (Wrexham)

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Overton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.