English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Everton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Everton

Historical Forms

  • Evretone 1086 DB
  • Evreton 1280 Ass
  • Everton 1184 P
  • Evertune 1260 Ch

Etymology

This is 'wild boar farm,' v. eofor , tun .