Overton

Where Overton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Overton.

Overton through the years
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #971 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1888
    Peak, #917
    6 babies named Overton, its best rank.
  3. 1889
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1897
    Overton Brooks born
    American politician
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Overton Brooks · American politician, 1897–1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.