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 1,028
General Labourer 113
Agricultural Labourer 99
Living On Own Means 81
Domestic Servant 64
Farmer 63
Dress Maker 59
Labourer 52
Living On Her Own Means 47
Cotton Weaver 46
Coal Miner 41
General Servant Domestic 35
General Servant 34
Clerk 33
Farm Labourer 31
Farm Servant 25
Joiner 22
Laundress 20
Tailor 20
Gardener 18
House Keeper 18
Blacksmith 18
Cotton Spinner 18
Cook Domestic Servant 17
Tailoress 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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