Worlds largest “ton” suffix cities

Houston – Source: greenhoustontx.com

The following list identifies those cities and town whose name includes the suffix of “ton.” “Ton” is often used as a shortened version of “town.” Based on this list, the most common versions of “ton” are Kingston (4), Hamilton (4), Arlington (4), Burlington (3), Bloomington (3), Charleston (3), and Huntington (3).

Edmonton – Source: edmonton.ca

Aside the from the United States, there are places in Canada, Jamaica, England, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa included in this list. As always, please feel to pass along any additions, corrections, or suggestions. Enjoy!

1. Houston, TX, USA = 2,320,268 (2019 est.)
2. Edmonton, AB, Canada = 972, 223 (2019 est.)
3. Washington, DC, USA = 705,749 (2019 est.)
4. Boston, MA, USA = 692,600 (2019 est.)
5. Brampton, ON, Canada = 593,638 (2016)
6. Kingston, Jamaica = 584,627 (2011)
7. Hamilton, ON, Canada = 536,917 (2016)
8. Arlington, TX, USA = 398,854 (2019 est.)
9. Lexington, KY, USA = 323,152 (2019 est.)
10. Stockton, CA, USA = 312,697 (2019 est.)
11. Brighton & Hove, England, UK = 290,885 (2019 est.)
12. Southhampton, England, UK 269,781 (2019 est.)
13. Kingston-upon-Hull, England, UK = 259,778 (2019 est.)
14. Wolverhampton, England, UK = 254,406 (2015 est.)
15. Winston-Salem, NC, USA = 247,945 (2019 est.)
16. Arlington, VA, USA = 236,842 (2019 est.)
17. Wellington, NZ = 215,100 (2020 est.)
18. Luton, England, UK = 213,052 (2019 est.)
19. Huntington, NY, USA = 203,264 (2010)
20. Huntington Beach, CA, USA = 199,223 (2019 est.)
21. Burlington, ON, Canada = 183,314 (2016)
22. Hamilton, NZ = 176,500 (2020 est.)
23. Preston, England, UK = 143,135 (2019 est.)
24. Denton, TX, USA = 141,541 (2019 est.)
25. Thornton, CO, USA =- 141,464 (2019 est.)
26. Dayton, OH, USA = 140,407 (2019 est.)
27. Carrollton, TX USA = 139,248 (2019 est.)
28. Fullerton, CA, USA = 138,632 (2019 est.)
29. Charleston, SC, USA = 137,566 (2019 est.)
30. Hampton, VA, USA = 134,510 (2019 est.)
31. Kingston, ON, Canada = 123,798 (2016)
32. Wilmington, NC, USA = 123,744 (2019 est.)
33. Alberton, South Africa = 121,536 (2011)
34. North Charleston, SC, USA = 115,382 (2019 est.)
35. Milton, ON, Canada = 110,128 (2016)
36. Renton, WA, USA = 101,751 (2019 est.)
37. Boca Raton, FL, USA = 99,805 (2019 est.)
38. South Fulton, GA, USA = 99,155 (2019 est.)
39. Beaverton, OR, USA = 99,037 (2019 est.)
40. Brockton, MA, USA = 95,708 (2019 est.)
41. Compton, CA, USA = 95,605 (2019 est.)
42. Lawton, OK, USA = 93,025 (2019 est.)
43. Darlington England, UK = 92,363 (2011)
44. Newton, MA, USA = 88,414 (2019 est.)
45. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia = 87,328 (2018)
46. Bloomington, IN, USA = 85,755 (2019 est.)
47. Clifton, NJ, USA = 85,052 (2019 est.)
48. Bloomington, MN, USA = 84,943 (2019 est.)
49. Trenton, NJ, USA = 83,203 (2019 est.)
50. Pleasanton, CA, USA = 81,777 (2019 est.)
51. Palmerston North, NZ = 81,500 (2020 est.)
52. Cranston, RI, USA = 81,456 (2019 est.)
53. Farmington Hills, MI, USA = 80,612 (2019 est.)
54. Boynton Beach, FL, USA = 78,769 (2019 est.)
55. Layton, UT, USA = 78,014 (2019 est.)
56. Bloomington, IL, USA = 77,330 (2019 est.)
57. Scranton, PA, USA = 76,653 (2019 est.)
58. Weston-super-Mare, England, UK = 76,143 (2011)
59. Upington, South Africa = 74,834 (2011)
60. Arlington Heights, IL, USA = 74,760 (2019 est.)
61. Appleton, WI, USA = 74,098 (2019 est.)
62. Evanston, IL, USA = 73,473 (2019 est.)
63. Melton, Victoria, Australia = 72,177 (2019)
64. Moncton, NB, Canada = 71,889 (2016)
65. Weston, FL, USA = 71,166 (2019 est.)
66. Canton, OH, USA = 70,447 (2019 est.)
67. Wilmington, DE, USA = 70,166 (2019 est.)
68. Washington, England, UK = 67,085 (2011)
69. Hamilton, OH, USA = 62,082 (2019 est.)
70. Taunton, England, UK = 60,479 (2011)
71. Reston, VA, USA = 60,335 (2018 est.)
72. Bradenton, FL, USA = 59,439 (2019 est.)
73. Fredricton, NB, Canada = 58,220 (2016)
74. Taunton, MA, USA = 57,464 (2019 est.)
75. Livingston, Scotland, UK = 57,030 (2016 est.)
76. Wellington, South Africa = 55,543 (2011)
77. Meyerton, South Africa = 55,283 (2011)
78. Burlington, NC, USA = 54,606 (2019 est.)
79. Irvington, NJ, USA = 54,312 (2019 est.)
80. Hamilton, Scotland, UK = 54,080 (2016 est.)
81. Wheaton, IL, USA = 52,745 (2019 est.)
82. Shepparton, Victoria, Australia = 51,631 (2018)
83. Galveston, TX, USA = 50,446 (2019 est.)
84. Paignton, England, UK = 49,021 (2011)
85. Wheaton, MD, USA = 48,284 (2010)
86. Littleton, CO, USA = 48,065 (2019 est.)
87. Charleston, WV, USA = 46,536 (2019 est.)
88. Ashton-under-Lyne, England, UK = 45,198 (2011)
89. Surbiton, England, UK = 45,132 (2011)
90. Huntington, WV, USA = 45,110 (2019 est.)
91. Riverton, UT , USA = 44,440 (2019 est.)
92. Binghamton, NY, USA = 44,399 (2019 est.)
93. Kingston upon Thames, England, UK = 43,013 (2011)
94. Arlington, MA, USA = 42,844 (2019 est.)
95. Burlington, VT, USA = 42,819 (2019 est.)
96. Brighton, CO, USA = 41,554 (2019 est.)
97. Bremerton, WA, USA = 41,405 (2019 est.)
98. Shelton, CT, USA =41,129 (2019 est.)
99. Linton Hall, VA, USA = 40,832 (2019 est.)
100. Mableton, GA, USA =40,464 (2019 est.)
101. Covington, KY, USA = 40,341 (2019 est.)
102. Clinton, MD, US = 40,027 (2018 est.)

SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org for each city/town/nation for populations

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