Dalton
DAWL-tun
Boy
Average rank #582 across 5 of 7 countries
Etymology
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.
Popularity
How popular is Dalton?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
#621
in 2025
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland
#495
in 2025
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
#676
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
#448
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
#669
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
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