Dalton

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Average rank #551 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From an English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was John Dalton (1766-1844), the English chemist and physicist who theorized about the existence of atoms.

How popular is Dalton?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#468

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#495

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#676

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#448

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#669

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

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