Acton
Meaning
“An English place name meaning settlement by the oak trees; famously borne by Acton Bell, the name Anne Bronte published Agnes Grey under.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Acton does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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Popularity in Brazil
32 people · the #90,373 first name in Brazil · median age 27
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
The Acton deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Acton truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Acton fits with your family’s names and surname.
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