Wharton

Meanings

1. A placename:
2. A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
3. A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7606).
4. A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).
5. A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).
6. A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
7. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
8. A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
10. A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

Various possible origins: * The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).