Everton

English

Etymology

From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛvətən/

Proper noun

Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)

1. A placename:
   1. A district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3592).
   2. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2051).
   3. A village in Hordle parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2994).
   4. A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6991).
   5. A town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States.
   6. A city in Dade County, Missouri, United States.
   7. A community of Guelph/Eramosa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A football club, Everton F.C.

Derived terms

• Evertonian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Everton is the 27228^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 888 individuals. Everton is most common among White (88.96%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Everton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 541.

Anagrams

• overnet