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Atherton
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Atterton Eatherton Etherton
Etymology
From the en ang - personal name ang Æþelhere + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town, equivalent to en ang:Æþelhere -ton.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæθətən/ RP
en /ˈæθɚtən/ GA
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en town metbor/Wigan co/Greater Manchester cc/England OS grid ref SD6703.
en town in the r/Tablelands Region s/Queensland c/Australia.
en town co/San Mateo County s/California c/USA.
en Josh Ocampo Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/realestate/most-expensive-zip-codes.html 2024-11-28 For years, celebrities and tech titans have flocked to Atherton, Calif., a suburb in the heart of Silicon Valley. Given the town’s ultrawealthy residents, it may come as no surprise that Atherton is where one finds the most expensive ZIP code in the United States based on home prices, according to a study by RealtyHop. https://web.archive.org/web/20241201212312/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/realestate/most-expensive-zip-codes.html
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Atherton ctenotus Athertonian Jiles-Atherton model
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Atherton is the 5382nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6466 individuals. Atherton is most common among White (92.16%) individuals.
References
Mills David The Place Names of Lancashire 1976 Batsford Books London 0-7134-3248-9 Directory of Place Names
Further reading