Stockton

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

Stockton (countable and uncountable, plural Stocktons)

1. any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, England and the United States.
   1. A city, the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States.
   2. A city, the county seat of Rooks County, Kansas, United States.
   3. A small city, the county seat of Cedar County, Missouri, United States.
2. clipping of Stockton-on-Tees.
3. A habitational surname 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.