Dalton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dalton Name Meaning: This locational name derives from a number of places with the name 'Dalton'i.e Northumberland. From old English doel 'a valley' + tun 'settlement'.

The name was originally given to those who held land at such a place.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Henry De Dalton',dated 1273.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dalton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dalton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,280
Agricultural Labourer 103
General Labourer 68
Labourer 67
Domestic Servant 64
Dress Maker 51
General Servant 48
General Servant Domestic 39
Coal Miner 39
Farm Labourer 38
Annuitant 35
House Keeper 33
Laundress 33
Farmers Son 32
Cotton Weaver 31
Charwoman 29
Joiner 27
Bricklayer 25
Cotton Operative 25
No Occupation 24
Farm Servant Indoor 24
Carpenter 21
Tailor 19
Butcher 17
Servant 17

Dalton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dalton 100% 48,003
2 Dolton 83% 3,959
3 Dulton 83% 1,704
4 Dilton 83% 651
5 Daulton 86% 561
6 Doulton 71% 470
7 Delton 83% 316

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The surname Dalton is the most popular version of all its varients

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