Welton

English

Etymology

From Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Welton (countable and uncountable, plural Weltons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9627).
   2. A village and civil parish (served by Welton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0179).
   3. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5866).
   4. A suburb of Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6654).
   5. A minor city and township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Welton is the 7028^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4761 individuals. Welton is most common among White (83.97%) and Black/African American (10.82%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Lewton