Walton: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “settlement of foreigners”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- WAWL-tən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Walton is an English surname and place name from Old English wealas 'foreigners, Britons' and tun 'settlement.' It has also been used as a given name in the English-speaking world.
How popular is Walton?
Babies named Walton in 202436
2024 rank#3,267 boys
Peak year1922
Total US babies since 18805,843
Walton is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Walton
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Walton questions
What does the name Walton mean?
Walton means "settlement of foreigners". It comes from Old English. Walton is an English surname and place name from Old English wealas 'foreigners, Britons' and tun 'settlement.' It has also been used as a given name in the English-speaking world.
Is Walton a boy or girl name?
Walton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Walton?
36 US babies were named Walton in 2024. Its peak year was 1922.
How do you pronounce Walton?
Walton is usually pronounced WAWL-tən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.