Acton

acton act on English Etymology From en ang āc oak + ang tūn farm, town, homestead; compare the doublet 1 en Aughton. Pronunciation en /ˈæktən/ UK,US en En-us-Acton.ogg US Proper noun ~ en uncountable en Any of a few places in <<cc/England>>: en village par/Burland and Acton uauth/Cheshire East co/Cheshire OS grid ref SJ6353. en hamlet par/Langton Matravers dist/Purbeck co/Dorset OS grid ref SY9878. en town/and/suburb in the lbor/Ealing co/Greater London OS grid ref TQ2080. Ward map (Ealing) en hamlet par/Allendale south-west co/Northumberland OS grid ref NY8351. en village par/Lydbury North co/Shropshire OS grid ref SO3184. en hamlet par/Whitmore bor/Newcastle-under-Lyme co/Staffordshire OS grid ref SJ8241. en village/and/cpar in dist/Babergh co/Suffolk OS grid ref TL8944. Parish map (Suffolk) en locality par/Ombersley dist/Wychavon co/Worcestershire OS grid ref SO8467. List of United Kingdom locations: Aa-Ak#Ack-Act en suburb/and/wcomm in cobor:noaff/Wrexham cc/Wales OS grid ref SJ3451. Community map (Wrexham) en village/and/townland in co/Armagh cc/Northern Ireland en place c/Canada: en community town:pref/Halton Hills rmun/Halton p/Ontario. en rcomun in the r:suf/Montérégie p/Quebec. en uncountable en Any of a few places in the <<c/United States>>: en ucomm co/Shelby County s/Alabama. en CDP co/Los Angeles County s/California. en Grace Toohey and Clara Harter Hawk fire grows to 400 acres in Acton as crews begin to get a handle on King fire near Gorman w:Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-14/king-fire-la-county 2025-08-14 Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders. https://web.archive.org/web/20250818054114/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-14/king-fire-la-county en ghost town co/Polk County s/Florida. en ucomm co/Harris County s/Georgia. en ucomm co/Taylor County s/Kentucky. en town co/York County s/Maine. en town co/Middlesex County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Acton, Massachusetts en ucomm co/Meeker County s/Minnesota. en ucomm co/Yellowstone County s/Montana. en ucomm co/Salem County s/New Jersey. en ucomm co/McNairy County s/Tennessee. en ucomm co/Hood County s/Texas. en suburb council:Suf/Burnie City north western s/Tasmania c/Australia. en countable en habitational Old English. Derived terms en Actonian Acton Bridge Acton Burnell Acton Park Acton Round Acton Scott Acton Vale Burland and Acton East Acton Iron Acton North Acton South Acton West Acton Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Acton is the 6874th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4892 individuals. Acton is most common among White (91.86%) individuals. References Anagrams en acnot Canto Caton canto octan French Etymology fr Pronunciation fr Ac ton fr ɔ̃ 2 Proper noun m fr regional county municipality r/Montérégie p/Quebec c/Canada