Alderton

English

Etymology

From Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Proper noun

Alderton (countable and uncountable, plural Aldertons)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0033).
   2. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, formerly in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7446).
   3. A small village in Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4923).
   4. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, formerly in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3441).
   5. A village in Luckington parish, north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8382).
2. A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alderton is the 36477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Alderton is most common among White (95.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alderton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.