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Stockton
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English
Etymology
From en ang stocc log; stump, tree trunk or ang stoc house, dwelling + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town. en stock -ton. en Stoughton.
Pronunciation
en /ˈstɒktən/ RP
en /ˈstɑktən/ GA
en Stock ton
Proper noun
~ s
A placename:
en place c/USA:
en ucomm co/Baldwin County s/Alabama.
en city/county seat co/San Joaquin County s/California, named after Robert F. Stockton.
w:Associated Press Cake cutting interrupted by gunfire leaves 4 dead at toddler’s weekend birthday party https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/us/shooting-stockton-california-birthday-party 2025-12-01 The San Joaquin Valley, where Stockton is located, had the highest violent crime rate in the state in 2023, according to data from the Public Policy Institute of California. https://web.archive.org/web/20251209103515/https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/us/shooting-stockton-california-birthday-party
en neighbourhood city/San Diego s/California.
en CDP co/Lanier County s/Georgia.
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Jo Daviess County s/Illinois.
en twp co/Greene County s/Indiana.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Jefferson co/Owen County s/Indiana.
en minor city co/Muscatine County s/Iowa.
en city/county seat co/Rooks County s/Kansas.
en CDP co/Worcester County s/Maryland.
en city/county seat co/Cedar County s/Missouri.
en neighbourhood city/Camden co/Camden County s/New Jersey.
en bor in co/Hunterdon County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Stockton, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey
en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Chautauqua County s/New York, named after Richard Stockton (Continental Congressman) Richard Stockton. TopoZone: Stockton, New York
en town co/Tooele County s/Utah.
en town/and/ucomm therein, in co/Portage County s/Wisconsin.
en place cc/England:
en small village/and/cpar in dist/South Norfolk co/Norfolk OS grid ref TM3894. Parish map (Norfolk)
en small village/and/cpar in south-east co/Shropshire OS grid ref SO7299. Parish map (Shropshire)
en hamlet par/Chirbury with Brompton west co/Shropshire on the border with x/Wales OS grid ref SJ2601. OS: west Shropshire
en hamlet par/Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote uauth/Telford and Wrekin co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ7716. OS: Telford & Wrekin
en village/and/cpar in dist/Stratford-on-Avon co/Warwickshire OS grid ref SP4363. Parish map (Warwickshire)
en village/and/cpar south-east of town/Warminster co/Wiltshire OS grid ref ST9838. Parish map (Wiltshire)
en Stockton-on-Tees.
en northern suburb city/Newcastle s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en rural locality in r:Suf/Cassowary Coast s/Queensland c/Australia.
en locality r:suf/West Coast c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map
en habitational Old English.
en male Old English.
Derived terms
en Fort Stockton Stockton Brook Stockton Heath Stocktonian Stockton-on-Tees Stockton on the Forest Stockton Springs
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockton is the 2709th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13306 individuals. Stockton is most common among White (84.56%) individuals.
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