Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DALTON
There are approximately 17,590 people named Dalton in the UK. That makes it the 562nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 278 are named Dalton.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Dalten
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The Dalton surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Lerived from the town of Dalton, in Lancashire, England; a corruption of Dale-ton, the town in the dale; or D'Alton, abbreviated to Dalton, that is from the high or rocky hill.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DALTON. Parishes and places in cos. Lancaster, Northumberland, Durham, York, Dumfries, Lanark, &:c. Dalton Hall, in the first named co., had owners of its own name temp. Edw. III. From them sprang the Daltons of Thuruham.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.