Stockton.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
A placename: A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, named after Robert F. Stockton.
A placename: A place in the United States: A neighbourhood of San Diego, California.
A placename: A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Lanier County, Georgia.
A placename: A place in the United States: A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
A placename: A place in the United States: A township in Greene County, Indiana.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana.
A placename: A place in the United States: A minor city in Muscatine County, Iowa.
A placename: A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Rooks County, Kansas.
A placename: A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland.
A placename: A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Cedar County, Missouri.
A placename: A place in the United States: A neighbourhood of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.
A placename: A place in the United States: A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town and hamlet therein, in Chautauqua County, New York, named after Richard Stockton.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town in Tooele County, Utah.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Portage County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A place in England: A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM3894).
A placename: A place in England: A small village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7299).
A placename: A place in England: A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ2601).
A placename: A place in England: A hamlet in Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7716).
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4363).
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish south-east of Warminster, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9838).
A placename: A place in England: Clipping of Stockton-on-Tees.
A placename: A northern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
A placename: A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
A placename: A locality in the West Coast region, New Zealand.
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). By surface analysis, stock + -ton. Doublet of Stoughton.
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