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.
Discover how your Dalton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 130 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 340 |
| Derbyshire | 57 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 193 |
| Essex | 48 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 61 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 273 |
| Lancashire | 867 |
| Leicestershire | 53 |
| Lincolnshire | 235 |
| London | 760 |
| Middlesex | 53 |
| Northumberland | 83 |
| Norfolk | 45 |
| Northamptonshire | 23 |
| Nottinghamshire | 142 |
| Oxfordshire | 20 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 15 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 191 |
| Sussex | 58 |
| Staffordshire | 106 |
| Warwickshire | 202 |
| Westmorland | 55 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 50 |
| Yorkshire | 1,112 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 45 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 30 |
| Pembrokeshire | 16 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 875 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 119 |
| Labourer | 89 |
| Domestic Servant | 61 |
| General Servant | 53 |
| House Keeper | 47 |
| Annuitant | 46 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| Servant | 32 |
| Farm Servant | 29 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Cotton Weaver | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| Carpenter | 23 |
| Cook | 22 |
| Silk Weaver | 22 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| Fustian Cutter | 19 |
| Coal Miner | 19 |
| Painter | 19 |
| No Occupation | 17 |
| Wife Of Above | 16 |
| Farmer's Son | 16 |
| Governess | 16 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Dalton | 3,526 |
| John Dalton | 3,096 |
| William Dalton | 2,809 |
| Thomas Dalton | 1,923 |
| Elizabeth Dalton | 1,832 |
| James Dalton | 1,656 |
| Sarah Dalton | 1,532 |
| George Dalton | 1,336 |
| Ann Dalton | 1,150 |
| Jane Dalton | 1,112 |
| Henry Dalton | 917 |
| Charles Dalton | 829 |
| Robert Dalton | 800 |
| Joseph Dalton | 787 |
| Margaret Dalton | 733 |
| Edward Dalton | 703 |
| Ellen Dalton | 696 |
| Annie Dalton | 648 |
| Hannah Dalton | 630 |
| Richard Dalton | 582 |
| Emma Dalton | 581 |
| Alice Dalton | 552 |
| Eliza Dalton | 533 |
| Emily Dalton | 436 |
| Catherine Dalton | 406 |