Stockton

From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Analyzable as stock +‎ -ton

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɒktən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑktən/
• Hyphenation: Stock‧ton

Stockton (countable and uncountable, plural Stocktons)

1. A number of places in Australia, New Zealand, England and United States.
   1. In the United States, including:
      1. A city, the county seat of San Joaquin County, California.
      2. A township in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
      3. A township in Greene County, Indiana.
      4. A city, the county seat of Rooks County, Kansas.
      5. A small city, the county seat of Cedar County, Missouri.
      6. A town and hamlet therein, in Chautauqua County, New York, named after Richard Stockton.
   2. clipping of Stockton-on-Tees.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A male given name from Old English

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stockton is the 2709^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13306 individuals. Stockton is most common among White (84.56%) individuals.

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