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Overton
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English
thumb|Overton (on Dee), Wrexham, Wales - Dispensary Row on A539 with bilingual road signs
Etymology
From en ang ōfer riverbank + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈoʊvɚtən/ US
en /ˈəʊvətən/ UK
en En-Overton.oga
Proper noun
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A number of places in the United Kingdom:
en suburb town/Frodsham uauth/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ5277. OS: Cheshire West & Chester
A former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, merged into en Malpas civil parish in 2015.
en hamlet par/Ashover dist/North East Derbyshire co/Derbyshire cc/England OS grid ref SK3462. OS: Derbyshire
en hamlet par/Arlingham dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO7210. OS: Gloucestershire
en village/and/civil parish in dist/Basingstoke and Deane co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SU5149. Parish map (Hampshire)
en village/and/cpar in City of dist/Lancaster co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD4358. Parish map (Lancashire)
en small village/and/cpar (without a council) in dist/Hambleton co/North Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE5555.
en small village par/Richard's Castle south co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SO5072.
en hamlet par/West Monkton dist/Somerset West and Taunton co/Somerset cc/England OS grid ref ST2628. OS: Somerset
en hamlet par/Checkley dist/Staffordshire Moorlands co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SK0438. OS: Staffordshire
en village next to vill/Middlestown City of city/Wakefield co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE2516.
en hamlet near vill/New Abbey carea/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland OS grid ref NX9864. OS: Dumfries & Galloway
en hamlet near vill/Lybster co/Caithness carea/Highland cc/Scotland OS grid ref ND2836. OS: Caithness
en suburb town/Greenock carea/Inverclyde cc/Scotland OS grid ref NS2675.
en hamlet near vill/Port Eynon City and County of city/Swansea cc/Wales OS grid ref SS4685.
en village/and/wcomm in cobor/Wrexham cc/Wales historically in a detached part of x/Flintshire OS grid ref SJ3741. Community map (Wrexham)
en Overton-on-Dee
en countable en habitational Old English.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Cooper County s/Missouri.
en village co/Dawson County s/Nebraska.
en community town/Moapa Valley co/Clark County s/Nevada.
en ucomm co/Wayne County s/Ohio.
en twp co/Bradford County s/Pennsylvania.
en city co/Rusk County and co/Smith County s/Texas.
en ucomm co/Albemarle County s/Virginia.
Derived terms
en Overton County Overton Corners Overton Hall Overton Park Overton window West Overton
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Overton is the 1914th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18820 individuals. Overton is most common among White (67.18%) and Black/African American (27.09%) individuals.
See also
en Overtown
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