Stockton

English

Etymology

From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). By surface analysis, stock +‎ -ton. Doublet of Stoughton.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɒktən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑktən/
• Hyphenation: Stock‧ton

Proper noun

Stockton (countable and uncountable, plural Stocktons)

1. A number of places in Australia, New Zealand, England and United States.
   1. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
      2. A city, the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, named after Robert F. Stockton.
      3. A neighbourhood of San Diego, California.
      4. A census-designated place in Lanier County, Georgia.
      5. A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
      6. A township in Greene County, Indiana.
      7. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana.
      8. A minor city in Muscatine County, Iowa.
      9. A city, the county seat of Rooks County, Kansas.
      10. A census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland.
      11. A city, the county seat of Cedar County, Missouri.
      12. A neighbourhood of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.
      13. A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
      14. A town and hamlet therein, in Chautauqua County, New York, named after Richard Stockton.
      15. A town in Tooele County, Utah.
      16. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Portage County, Wisconsin.
   2. A place in England:
      1. A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM3894).
      2. A small village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7299).
      3. A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ2601).
      4. A hamlet in Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7716).
      5. A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4363).
      6. A village and civil parish south-east of Warminster, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9838).
      7. Clipping of Stockton-on-Tees.
   3. A northern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
   4. A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
   5. A locality in the West Coast region, New Zealand.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A male given name from Old English

Derived terms

• Fort Stockton
• Stockton Heath
• Stocktonian
• Stockton-on-Tees
• Stockton on the Forest

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockton is the 2709^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13306 individuals. Stockton is most common among White (84.56%) individuals.

References

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