Everton
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).
Proper noun edit
Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)
- A placename:
- A district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3592).
- A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2051).
- A village in Hordle parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2994).
- A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6991).
- A town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States.
- A city in Dade County, Missouri, United States.
- A community in Guelph/Eramosa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
- (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A football club, Everton F.C.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Everton is the 27228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 888 individuals. Everton is most common among White (88.96%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Everton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 541.