Overton (family place name)
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Overton is a family surname that originated as a place-based name, historically associated with locations such as West Overton in Pennsylvania.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Overton | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language surname
ⓘ
family name ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| derivedFromToponym | Overton (place name) ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyType | place-based name ⓘ |
| hasGenealogicalInterest | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
upper farm
ⓘ
upper settlement ⓘ |
| hasNameCategory | habitational surname ⓘ |
| hasNameType |
locational surname
ⓘ
toponymic surname ⓘ |
| hasNotableNameBearers | multiple individuals in politics, sports, and the arts (various Overton families) ⓘ |
| hasOnomasticField | English onomastics ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Overtone
ⓘ
Owerton ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithPlace | West Overton, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| isPatrilinealFamilyNameIn | English-speaking cultures ⓘ |
| isToponymFor | multiple settlements named Overton in England ⓘ |
| isUsedAs | family surname ⓘ |
| isUsedInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nameElements |
"over" (meaning upper or above)
ⓘ
"ton" (from Old English "tūn", meaning enclosure, farm, or settlement) ⓘ |
| usedFromPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.