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)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
- A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7606).
- A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055). [1]
- A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).
- A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
- A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wharton is the 3084th 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.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wharton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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