Halton

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English

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Etymology

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  • (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)

  1. A placename
    1. A place in the United Kingdom:
      1. The Borough of Halton, a unitary authority in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.
      2. A village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381).
      3. A village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710).
      4. A village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064).
      5. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433).
      6. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967).
    2. A place in Canada:
      1. A regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada.
        Synonyms: Halton Region, Region of Halton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Regional Municipality
      2. A county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
        Synonyms: Halton County, County of Halton
  2. A surname.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Halton is the 18347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1510 individuals. Halton is most common among White (54.24%) and Black/African American (38.01%) individuals.

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