Halton

• (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑl.tən/
• Hyphenation: Hal‧ton
• Rhymes: -ɑltən

Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)

1. A placename
   1. A place in the United Kingdom:
      1. The Borough of Halton, a unitary authority in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.
      2. A village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381).
      3. A village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710).
      4. A village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064).
      5. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433).
      6. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967).
   2. A place in Canada:
      1. A regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada.

         Synonyms: Halton Region, Region of Halton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Regional Municipality

      2. A county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada

         Synonyms: Halton County, County of Halton

2. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Halton is the 18347^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1510 individuals. Halton is most common among White (54.24%) and Black/African American (38.01%) individuals.

• -athlon, Holtan