Wharton

English

Etymology

Various possible origins:

• The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/, /ˈwɔː(ɹ)tən/

Proper noun

Wharton (countable and uncountable, plural Whartons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
   2. A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7606).
   3. A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).
   4. A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).
   5. A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
   6. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
   7. A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States.
   8. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• jelly of Wharton
• Wharton County
• Whartonesque
• Whartonian
• Wharton's duct
• Wharton's jelly

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wharton is the 3084^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11656 individuals. Wharton is most common among White (73.32%) and Black/African American (20.03%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Naworth, Northaw