Given name & surname
Walton
“from the walled town; from the stream town”
Walton is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the walled town; from the stream town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the walled town; from the stream town.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Walton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,899
- 5,889 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 156 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,449 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,449 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 151 in 1922. In 2025, Georgia and Tennessee shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,569 as a first name in 2020; 71,361 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Walton’s family of names
Walton has a related form in Waller. Walton has a related form in Waltan. Walton has a related form in Walten.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Walton
- Walton GogginsAmerican actor (born 1971)
- Walton WalkerUnited States Army general (1889-1950)
- Glenn EllerAmerican sports shooterborn 1982
- Walton FordAmerican artist (born 1960)
- Walton NewboldBritish politician (1888-1943)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Walton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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