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Sources
- Georgraphic distribution of the Stockton Surname in the 1810 US Census
- Geographic Distribution of the Stockton Surname in Great Britain
Related
- Stockton YDNA Project
- Stockton in Chalkley's Chronicles
Variants
Common variants,
In the United States
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- Stockton
- Stockdon
| Typographic variants
common in original
documents
| Similar in pronunciation
independendent Origin
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Derivation
| Type | Discussion. | Sources
| | Habitational | In old English "Stocc" refers to a "tree trunk", while "Stoc" is a "dependent settlement". One or the other of these terms may have been combined with "tun" which referred to an enclosure or a settlement. | Ancestry
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Occurrence
 | The 1841 Census of England included entries for over 900 persons by the name of "Stockton". Almost all were located in England proper, with most found in Cheshire (32%).
Fewer than ten persons bearing this surname were recorded in Scotland, and fewer than ten persons were recorded in Wales.
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The following summarizes information concerning Stockton linegages that have been examined in the Tapestry Area. Lines not represented in the Tapestry area are not considered here.
Old Augusta
New River
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