Oulton

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• The hamlet in Cumbria derives from the Old English personal name Wulfa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The village in Norfolk derives from the Old Norse personal name Ouðulf + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
• The village in West Yorkshire derives from Old English eald (“old”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Oulton (countable and uncountable, plural Oultons)

1. A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).
2. A village and civil parish of Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1328).
3. A hamlet near Norbury, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS, grid ref SJ7822).
4. A village near Stone in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9135).
5. A suburb of Lowestoft, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM5294).
6. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3628).
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Oulton Broad

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Oulton is the 86645^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 215 individuals. Oulton is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oulton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Toulon