Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈoʊ.vəɹ.tən/(American English) /ˈəʊ.və.tən/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in England called Overton, meaning "upper settlement" or "riverbank settlement" in Old English. Categories boundaries, compound names
